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Bridge Over Troubled Water

United States of America · Arts / Popular Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1970–1971Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1970

Art Garfunkel26 January 1970

United States of America · Arts / Popular Music

Simon and Garfunkel release the album Bridge Over Troubled Water

Paul Simon26 January 1970

United States of America · Arts / Popular Music

Simon and Garfunkel release the album Bridge Over Troubled Water

1971

Aretha Franklin13 May 1971

Arts / Popular Music

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, receives a gold record for her version of "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Names involved

Aretha FranklinArt GarfunkelPaul Simon

Provenance

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