Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" wins 6 Grammys 1971

Simon & Garfunkels' mega-hit Bridge Over Troubled Water won a whopping 6 Grammy Awards at the 13th annual ceremony held March 16, 1971.  It swept the top 3: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year.  It also won Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists Larry Knechtel and Paul Simon; Best Contemporary Song; and Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical for Roy Halee.

Simon and Garfunkel release "Bridge over Troubled Water" 1970

Simon and Garfunkel released Bridge Over Troubled Water, their fifth and final album January 26, 1970.  The single of the same name was released just a few days prior. 

The album and single won seven Grammys: Album of the Year, Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists, Best Engineered Recording, Contemporary Song, Record of the Year, Song of the Year.  It has been certified 8 x platinum.  Rolling Stone ranked the album No. 51 on the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the single as No. 48 on the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

The Boxer, another single from the album released in March 1969, was another success, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Rolling Stone ranked it No. 106 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.