For all intents and purposes, Paul Simon probably should not have made Graceland when he did. The album took direct inspiration from the South African style of music called mbaqanga. Simon was ...
When Paul Simon made 'Graceland' he worked with a range of musicians, some of whom were so good they intimidated him.
With that out of the way: ladies and gentlemen… it’s the best musical performance from all 50 seasons of SNL.
Declan O'Rourke has released the 20th anniversary edition of his much-loved debut album, Since Kyabram. We asked him the BIG ...
Long before the end of apartheid in South Africa, the founder of the Zulu singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo wrote his ...
Today in Music History for Feb. 14: ...
In 2019 Josh starred in A Celebration of Paul Simon’s Graceland, which debuted at O2 Shepherd’s Bush ... In 2019, Josh released his first full-length album of original music, As Good a Place as Any.
The October 1989 issue of Spy magazine included a cartoon: David Byrne and Paul Simon in a jungle ... for what would become “Graceland,” his landmark 1986 album recorded at the height of ...
Sinatra, however, ranks among the select group of repeat album of the year winners, which also includes Tom Coyne, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.
In the '60s, booking music acts in the South was a dicey affair due to horrific Jim Crow-era laws discriminating against ...
Why Paul Simon disliked political songs and called Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish," "garbage." ...