Timeline Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Two boys from Queens who became the voices of a generation — Simon & Garfunkel from Tom & Jerry to Central Park.

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1957 Simon & Garfunkel release Hey Schoolgirl as Tom & Jerry Teenage hit A minor hit for the two 16-year-olds from Queens.
1964 Simon & Garfunkel release Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Debut album An acoustic folk album that flops at first.
1966 Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence reaches number one Overdubbed electric Producer Tom Wilson adds electric backing without telling them.
1966 Simon & Garfunkel release Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Scarborough Fair Their first fully realised album.
1967 Simon & Garfunkel play the Monterey Pop Festival Opening night Close the first night of the festival.
1967 Simon & Garfunkel's songs in The Graduate Mrs. Robinson Their music defines Mike Nichols' film.
1968 Simon & Garfunkel release Bookends America and Mrs. Robinson A concept album about ageing.
1970 Simon & Garfunkel release Bridge Over Troubled Water Final album Their last studio album, one of the best-selling ever.
1970 Simon & Garfunkel play their last concert before splitting Forest Hills The duo goes separate ways.
1972 Simon & Garfunkel reunite for George McGovern Madison Square Garden A one-off benefit concert.
1981 Simon & Garfunkel's Concert in Central Park 500,000 people A free reunion concert for half a million people.
1990 Simon & Garfunkel inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inducted as a duo.
2003 – 2004 Simon & Garfunkel's Old Friends tour Reunion tour A reunion tour with the Everly Brothers as guests.