Dobro master Jerry Douglas was midway through his set at New York's tiny B.B. King Blues Club on Friday night, when he stopped to introduce "a very well-known friend of mine. I hope he's here."
Paul Simon remains perplexed by the controversy that stalked 1986's Graceland, his groundbreaking world-pop masterwork that generated three hit singles, a five-year tour, Grammy Awards for best album and best record and sales of 14 million copies.
While the globe swooned to its joyous, rhythmic leaps into zydeco, conjunto and South African mbaqanga, some blasted the singer/songwriter for violating a cultural boycott to protest apartheid.
For 50 years, Paul Simon has been a leader in American pop music. He's written dozens of classic songs like "The Sound of Silence" and "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" and "You Can Call Me Al."
Famed jazz instrumentalist and composer and CBS News cultural correspondent Wynton Marsalis recently sat down with the 70-year-old Simon - musician-to-musician - to talk about how Simon became one of the most important artists of his generation.
Simon opened up to Marsalis about the roots of his inspiration and how he expresses himself through music now.
Paul Simon's "Graceland" 25th anniversary editions are in stores now, and are getting rave reviews! Get your copies of these remastered and expanded editions today! Here are highlights from some of the reviews:
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