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    • Nov 5, 1941
    Pop singer Art Garfunkel is born in New York. Two Simon & Garfunkel pop singles are remade as country hits: Buck Owens covers "A Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Emmylou Harris reinvents "The Boxer"
    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
    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
    Mar 16, 1971
    "Bridge Over Troubled Water" dominates the 13th annual Grammy Awards at the Hollywood Palladium. The Simon & Garfunkel recording takes Record and Song of the Year, Best Contemporary Song, plus Album of the Year. It also takes Best Arrangement for Jimmie Haskell, Ernie Freeman and Larry Knechtel
    Jun 14, 1972
    Simon & Garfunkel perform along with Peter, Paul & Mary at a benefit for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern at New York's Madison Square Garden. The set list includes the future Emmylou Harris hit "The Boxer"
    Jan 9, 1978
    Kenny Rogers appears on CBS-TV's "Variety '77," a recap of the previous year in entertainment. Also featured in the special: Steve Martin, Barry Manilow, Art Garfunkel and Peter Frampton
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