Paul Simon always took his time with his music and put a great deal of effort into lyrics and melody. However, one of his ...

By the time it came to releasing Graceland, Paul Simon already wanted to delete this song from the tracklist, despite it ...

The son of an English teacher mother and a musician father, Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1941 into a Jewish family of Hungarian origin Before embarking on a solo career, he was first ...

Evan Billiter has been the President of the Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation for the past 10 years. He spent years ...

Paul Simon’s career started in the late ‘50s ... the globe-trekking ‘Graceland,’ which explored African rhythms within Western contexts. His most recent LP, from 2011, was his biggest ...

Paul Simon is an American singer and songwriter ... is particularly celebrated for its fusion of pop with South African township music, winning him several Grammy Awards and international acclaim.

American singer and songwriter Kip Moore is still reminiscing about the time he has spent performing in South Africa. The ...

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South African jazz legend Ray Phiri has died at the age of 70 after a two-month battle with lung cancer. The guitarist, producer and vocalist rose to fame when he featured on Paul Simon's ...

Jones brought 46 superstars together for an all-night recording session that produced the monster hit "We Are the World." ...

The 28-time Grammy Award winner worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles, plus organized the mammoth "We ...

And John and Paul were, undoubtedly, doing the same thing. When Simon and Garfunkel split in ... Graceland (1986), explored and blended American and African musical forms, fusing zydeco, the ...