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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about Paul Simon
Music
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8-1-2001
COME FULL CIRCLE
Miles Davis Miles Davis At Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It’s About That Time (Columbia Legacy Jazz)
Venerable trumpeter Miles Davis, who broke every rule in jazz seconds after he constructed it, is a...
Article Excerpts:
...Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Wayne Shorter.
Paul Simon
& Garfunkel Various Reissues (Columbia...
...Reissues (Columbia Legacy) Tied to
Paul Simon
’s recent CD release and tour, Sony has...
History in the Making
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3-15-2009
I love a good dynasty. There’s something romantic about a long, extended, lingering stay at the top. A dynasty represents the voice of a certain time and place. Similarly, a time and place can be easily cited in the annals of history vis-à-vis a particular dynasty. Let’s take a look back through time to put some emphasis behind this point.
Article Excerpts:
...So cemented in Grammy lore was Wonder that when
Paul Simon
accepted the Grammy for album of the year in...
...the Grammy for album of the year in 1976,
Paul Simon
thanked Wonder for not releasing any competing...
Spy Scandal, The Musical
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5-1-2001
Everything some people know they learned in kindegarten. Everything Jim Shin knows he learned from Illya Kuryakin. T o paraphrase Paul Simon, Where have you gone, Illya Kuryakin? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. I can hear some ...
Article Excerpts:
...he learned from Illya Kuryakin. T o paraphrase
Paul Simon
, Where have you gone, Illya Kuryakin? A nation...
Music
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3-15-2003
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD
WILLIE NELSON The Essential Willie Nelson
(Columbia/Legacy) A special Road Warrior issue wouldn’t be complete without the inclusion of the redheaded stranger who rarely seems to be off the road. This...
Article Excerpts:
...“Highwayman,”
Paul Simon
’s “Graceland,” and...
35 Must-have Cds/aw Staff Picks
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9-1-2001
When we asked American Way staffers to narrow their music collections to just
one
CD, we ended up with an amazing multidiscipline collection of 35. See if your favorite made our list. Think we missed one? Tell us!
Article Excerpts:
...Greatest Hits Dave Matthews Band, Crash
Paul Simon
, Graceland Rod Stewart, G. Hits Top Gun,...
Billy Joel's Big Apple
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11-15-2001
Almost no one else epitomizes a New York state of mind more than Billy Joel. Sing along as the Piano Man takes us on a tour of his hard-to-forget hometown.
Article Excerpts:
...It was fairly late at night, and we ran into
Paul Simon
and Steve Martin at the restaurant. We had a...
...at this point. So we go back to the studio, and
Paul Simon
and I are singing in the background that...
...machine, all these very risqué scenarios. And
Paul Simon
and I are just trying to keep it together. We...
Riffing on a Legend
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4-15-2009
American Way strikes a chord with the world’s most renowned acoustic guitar: C.F. Martin. There was a time, though, when disco nearly killed this music star.
Article Excerpts:
...Steve Earle, Elvis Presley, Sting, Kurt Cobain,
Paul Simon
, Jimmie Rodgers, the Kingston Trio, Richie...