23.Jan.2009 Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre – Tickets
As we reported earlier, Paul Simon will re-open the Beacon Theatre in New York City with a pair of concerts on February 13th and 14th. If you’re interested in attending, please note that tickets begin to go on sale this weekend. In typically frustrating fashion, the TicketMaster website will only reveal that the American Express pre-sale runs from this [...]
17.Jan.2009 Simon & Costas
Paul Simon will perform at the annual Bob Costas Benefit to support the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center this coming April 18th at the Fox Theatre. Tickets are available for $25 to $100 here.
Cracks in the Door: 1980 People Magazine Profile
From People Magazine, a profile of Paul Simon from November 1980, in which he reflects on One-Trick Pony (his new movie), his personal life and his apartment: In the life cycle of a pop-rock star, 40 is not an age, it is an apocalypse. Mick Jagger once vowed that he’d never be singing Satisfaction after [...]
16.Jan.2009 Covers: Still Crazy, Graceland and American Tune
Some Paul Simon covers that have been circulating recently: Grizzly Bear, who performed at the Love in Hard Times: American Tunes suite of concerts in Brooklyn last year — “Graceland” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Deer Tick — “Still Crazy After All These Years” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] John Boutte, [...]
Paul Simon at the Beacon Theatre – February 13 & 14 – Full Details
Paul Simon will be re-opening the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan following the landmark venue’s $15 million restoration. Simon will perform on February 13 and 14. Tickets go on sale January 25 at 9 a.m. (eastern), though this appears to be a limited pre-sale. The main ticket sale is February 1 (no word on the pre-sale conditions yet). Tickets [...]
12.Jan.2009 Early Mother and Baby Reunion
Thanks to Kapeman, who found a real YouTube gem — Paul Simon performing a demo of what would become two songs: the melody is clearly “Mother and Child Reunion” (in embryonic form, as the title of this post suggests) and the verses eventually wound up in “Was a Sunny Day.”
09.Jan.2009 Rev. Claude Jeter, 1914-2009
Sad story out of New York, where the Rev. Claude Jeter, lead singer for the Gospel quartet the Swan Silvertones, has died. Rev. Jeter’s improvised line in “Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep,” – “I’ll be your bridge over deep water if you trust in my name” – brought Paul Simon to the line “like a [...]
05.Jan.2009 Sunday Gospel: Bridge Over Troubled Water (redux)
Here’s an impromptu “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” featuring the brilliant Patti Austin, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival last July. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Right-click to download
29.Dec.2008 Simon & Joel
A performance of “America” in Montauk, New York, at some point in the early 1990s, featuring Billy Joel on vocals and piano. Art Garfunkel need not fear for his part-time job.
28.Dec.2008 Sunday Gospel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sunday Gospel, a new feature here at Paul Simon Web, examines the threads of Gospel music that run through Paul Simon’s work, an impressive collection considering Simon is a short, white, Jewish guy from Queens. Here’s a monster of a first take — Paul Simon, Luther Vandross, Jennifer Hudson and a Gospel choir with an [...]
