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R.I.P. Hugh McCracken, Renowned Session Guitarist

by Paul Cashmere

Renowned session musician, guitarist Hugh McCracken has lost his battle with Leukemia.

Tagged as: guitar, Hugh McCracken, John Lennon, Marie Gabrielle, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, sessions, USA

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Paul Simon Plays Melbourne SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Seeing Paul Simon, one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, performing other people’s songs shows the reverence he must have for those artists.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bluesfest Simon & Garfunkel, classic rock, folk, live, Paul Simon, songwriter, USA

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Paul Simon Australian Tour Gets Underway SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Simon is back in Australia for his headlining appearance at Bluesfest this weekend and kicked off his Australian tour in Perth on the weekend.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, bluesfest, folk, live, Paul Simon, pop, setlist, USA

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Phil Ramone Hospitalised With Aneurysm

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legendary music producer Phil Ramone has been hospitalized in New York City after suffering an aortic aneurysm.

Tagged as: Billy Joel, Brian Setzer, Chicago, Frank Sinatra, Leslie Gore, Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, pop, Ray Charles, rock, Rod Stewart, The Carpenters, Tony Bennett, U.S.A.

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Bluesfest Makes Pollstar International Music Festival Of The Year Shortlist

by Paul Cashmere

Pollstar, America’s prestigious music industry trade publication, has named Bluesfest as one of the best International Music Festivals of 2012.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Paul Simon, Peter Noble, Pollstar, Robert Plant

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Paul Simon And Rufus Wainwright Announce Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Simon will perform Bluesfest sideshows around Australia with Rufus Wainwright in March.

Tagged as: Blues & Roots, bluesfest, festival, Jimmy Cliff, Paul Simon, Rufus Wainwright

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Carole King To Receive 2013 Gershwin Prize

by Music-News.com

Carole King will be the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Monkees, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder

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Jason Mraz Added To Bluesfest, Madness Cancel

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Mraz will head back to Australia for Bluesfest in 2013 but Madness have pulled out.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Jason Mraz, Madness, Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Shawn Colvin

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard Congratulates Gotye On Grammy Nomination

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has sent a tweet to Gotye for his Grammy nomination this week.

Tagged as: Gotye, Grammy Awards, John Lennon, Julia Gillard, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Simon, Prime Minister

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Counting Crows, The Lumineers Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest director Peter Noble has outdone himself for 2013 with the announcement that Counting Crows and The Lumineers will be playing at Bluesfest 2013 and it doesn’t stop there.

Tagged as: Ben Harper, bluesfest, Counting Crows, Paul Simon, Peter Noble, Robert Plant, The Lumineers

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Paul Simon And Rufus Wainwright Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Simon and Rufus Wainwright are the two latest acts added to Bluesfest 2013 giving the Byron Bay music festival easily the greatest line-up ever seen on one festival in Australia.

Tagged as: Ben Harper, bluesfest, Iggy & The Stooges, Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Rufus Wainwright, Santana

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Art Garfunkel Releases Hand-Picked Two-CD Song Collection

by Music-News.com

Pulling together one man’s remarkable career in music, THE SINGER is a 34-song collection of songs hand-picked by the artist himself.

Tagged as: Art Garfunkel, Buddy Mondlock, David Crosby, Dick Hyman, Geoff Emerick, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Maia Sharp, Nicky Hopkins, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, Steve Gadd

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Thomas Dolby Quits As Music Director Of TED

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Thomas Dolby has decided to call it quits from his position of music director of TED (Technology, Entertainement and Design).

Tagged as: Chris Anderson, Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, TED, Thomas Dolby, Yo-Yo Ma

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Paul Simon To Perform At Star-Studded Charity Gig

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

For the last quarter century, Paul Simon has been quietly watching over a charity he founded with Dr. Irwin Redlener with the Children’s Health Fund.

Tagged as: Amy Grant, Children's Health Fund, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Steve Martin, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Vince Gill

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George Harrison Nominated For Six Emmy Awards

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The nominees were announced on Thursday for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards with a number of programs involving veteran musical artists in the mix.

Tagged as: Emmy Awards, George Harrison, Graceland, Living In The Material World, Paul Simon

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Cold Chisel Perform First UK Shows In 30 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel played their first shows in the Northern Hemisphere in over 30 years last week.

Tagged as: Bruce Springsteen, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Barnes, John Fogerty, London, Paul Simon, Soundgarden

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Jerry Douglas Offers A New All-Star Album

Master dobro guitarist Jerry Douglas prepares an album featuring Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Dr John, Mumford & Sons, Alison Krauss and more.

Tagged as: Alison Krauss, Americana, Bela Fleck, bluegrass, Del McCoury, Dr John, Eric Clapton, Jerry Douglas, Keb Mo, Marc Cohn, Mumford & Sons, Omar Hakim, Paul Simon, Sam Bush, Traveler

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Justin Bieber Kicks Off This Week’s New Releases

Bieber leads a weird mix of artists with new albums: Metric, Maximo Park, Muscles, Motion City Soundtrack and more.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Dent May, Fear Factory, Glen Hansard, Josh Ritter, Justin Bieber. Metric, Lang Lang, Maximo Park, Motion City Soundtrack, Muscles, Paul Simon, Peaking Lights, The Tallest Man On Earth, Yo-Yo Ma

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Simon And Garfunkel Will Never Record Together Again

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Other than live shows, it has been 27 years since Simon & Garfunkel recorded in a studio and it doesn’t look like that long drought will end anytime soon (if ever).

Tagged as: Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel

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Paul Simon Graceland 25

Paul Simon To Release Graceland 25

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Simon’s landmark album Graceland is being celebrated with a variety of special events, releases and broadcasts.

Tagged as: Graceland, Paul Simon, Paul Simon To Release Graceland 25

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Arj Barker Appears In New DZ Deathrays Video

Comedian Arj Barker and Oz rockers DZ Deathrays parody Paul Simon in a new clip.

Tagged as: alternative, Arj Barker, clip, comedian, DZ Deathrays, fuzz, No Sleep, parody, Paul Simon, rock, video

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Paul Simon - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Paul Simon Celebrates Graceland Anniversary With Doco And Special Editions

Commemorative editions and a documentary will honour the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon’s Graceland album.

Tagged as: 25th, album, anniversary, box set, Commemorative, documentary, edition, Graceland, Paul Simon, pop, world music, worldbeat, year

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