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    • Oct 13, 1941
    Pop singer/songwriter Paul Simon is born in Newark, New Jersey. Known as one-half of Simon & Garfunkel, his "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is remade as a country hit by Buck Owens, while Emmylou Harris covers "The Boxer"
    Mar 10, 1966
    Rock musician Edie Brickell is born in Oak Cliff, Texas. In 1992, she marries singer/songwriter Paul Simon, who authored a pair of country hits, "The Boxer" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
    Jun 16, 1967
    Johnny Rivers, author of the future country hit "Poor Side Of Town," performs on the opening night of the historic Monterey Pop Festival in California. He shares the bill with Simon & Garfunkel, Lou Rawls and The Association
    Dec 22, 1967
    Anne Bancroft and Dustin Hoffman star as "The Graduate" debuts in theaters. Simon & Garfunkel provide music for the picture, which will be referenced in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Nov 8, 1969
    Simon & Garfunkel record "The Boxer." The song is destined to become a country hit after being re-recorded by Emmylou Harris
    Nov 9, 1969
    Simon & Garfunkel record the pop hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Buck Owens remakes it for the country charts in December 1970
    Jan 26, 1970
    Columbia releases Simon & Garfunkel's album "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Two songs from the project are remade as country hits: the title track, by Buck Owens; and "The Boxer," by Emmylou Harris
    Feb 27, 1970
    Simon & Garfunkel pick up a gold single from the RIAA for "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Buck Owens records a country version of the song 10 months later
    Nov 2, 1970
    Simon & Garfunkel record the pop hits "Cecilia" and "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)," featuring Nashville guitarist Fred Carter Jr., along with session musicians Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel and Hal Blaine
    Dec 12, 1970
    Buck Owens records the Paul Simon-penned pop hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at his Bakersfield studios
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