Complex sentence: In the early sixties Hines'1st stab at fame came as part of a folk duo, Rupert & David who released one un-successful single in 1965 on the Decca label, a cover of Paul Simon's "the Sounds of Silence".
Split into simpler sentences: In the early sixties Hines'1st stab at fame came as part of a folk duo, Rupert & David. They released one un-successful single in 1965 on the Decca label, a cover of Paul Simon's "the Sounds of Silence".