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Paul Simon Performs at Funeral for Slain Newtown Teacher Victoria Soto

Billy Dukes — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:03:01 +0000

Paul Simon joined mourners for the funeral of slain Sandy Hook Elementary first grade teacher Victoria Soto on Wednesday (Dec. 19). According to the New York Daily News, the singer picked up his guitar with no introduction and performed 'The Sound of Silence' midway through the memorial service for the 27-year-old, to her gathered family and friends. It was Soto's favorite song. Afterward, he returned to his seat without applause, "just a hushed and reverent silence."

Los Lobos' Steve Berlin Labels Paul Simon a 'Jerk,' Alleges 'Graceland' Snub

Chad Childers — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:00:16 +0000

The ’80s were a prime period for Los Lobos, and while they most notably broke through with the music for the film ‘La Bamba,’ there’s another significant record with which they contributed to that you might not know they were ever associated with. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Steve Berlin tells Rock Cellar magazine that the group [...]

Paul Simon, Eric Clapton Guest on Instrumentalist Jerry Douglas' 'Traveler' Album

Chad Childers — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:15:21 +0000

He’s one of the most respected instrumentalists in bluegrass music, but more often than not he’s relegated to playing second fiddle (or more likely dobro) to artists like Ricky Skaggs and Alison Krauss, among others. But with the ‘Traveler’ album, Jerry Douglas is the unifying element within all the songs.

Artist Coalition Calls for Grammy Boycott After Several Categories Given the Ax

Amory Gritta — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:00:41 +0000

If you've ever sat through an entire Grammy Awards show, the idea of having a few less categories might not strike you as such a bad idea -- but for some of the artists affected by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' recent decision to whittle down the number of awards, it's a potentially racist affront.

A group of musicians -- including Paul Simon and jazz legend Herbie Hancock -- has banded together to call for a boycott of CBS, which airs the awards ceremony, and is investigating a legal response to the Grammy cutbacks. As artist Bobby Sanabria put it in an interview with the AP, "We will ask people to stop watching CBS, boycott their sponsors and then write them. We’re at a critical juncture."