1. PISTOL ANNIES ''Hell on Heels'' (Columbia Nashville) The country singer Miranda Lambert's side project with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley turned out to be loose, wise, tough, well written, well sung and more in tune with the debt-stricken American moment than her own record this year. 2. JASON MORAN/ROBERT GLASPER DOUBLE TRIO (Live,...
Paul Simon, above, was among 178 artists, scientists and institutional leaders inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on Saturday at Harvard, The Associated Press reported. Founded in 1780 by John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock and others, the academy recognizes achievement in public affairs, science, education and culture. The...
Jessy Dixon, a singer and songwriter who helped popularize gospel music with his energetic style and who found a wider audience touring and recording with Paul Simon, died on Monday at his home in Chicago. He was 73. His sister, Miriam Dixon, said he had been sick for over a year but declined to provide details. Mr. Dixon wrote more than 200 songs...
Paul Frederick Simon, født 13. oktober 1941, amerikansk sanger og sangskriver. Medlem af duoen Simon & Garfunkel 1964-1970 og ved senere efterforeninger 1981 - 1983, 1993 og 2003 - 2004. De samarbejdet allerede fra 1956 bl.a. under navnet Tom & Jerry, og havde et mindre hit med singlen Hey, Schoolgirl.
Efter 1970 hovedsaglig soloartist.
Gift med Edie Brickell siden 30. maj 1992, tilsammen har de tre børn.