Paul Simon's Gershwin Prize Ceremony Coming to DVD
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Artist:
In May of 2007, Paul Simon was awarded the first Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress (Stevie Wonder received the second a couple of weeks ago). The award ceremony included performances of Simon's songs by Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss, James Taylor, Marc Anthony, Art Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder and others.That night was captured on film and in 5.1 surround sound and will be released by Shout! Factory on May 19.
The performance list for the DVD and Blu-Ray release:
- Introduction - Bob Costas
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Lyle Lovett
- The Boxer - Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin and Jerry Douglas
- Mother And Child Reunion - Stephen Marley
- Under African Skies (clip from Paul Simon Graceland: The African Concert (Zimbabwe 1987)) - Miriam Makeba and Paul Simon
- Homeless - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Mrs. Robinson (clip from Yankee Stadium tribute to Joe DiMaggio (April 25, 1999)) - Paul Simon
- Slip Slidin' Away - James Taylor and the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Sunday Morning With The Sensational Nightingales (poem) - Billy Collins and the Dixie Hummingbirds
- That Was Your Mother - Buckwheat Zydeco and Lyle Lovett
- Homeward Bound (clip from Saturday Night Live (November 20, 1976)) - Paul Simon and George Harrison
- Still Crazy After All These Years - James Taylor
- El Condor Pasa - Marc Anthony
- Late In The Evening - Marc Anthony
- Gone At Last - Yolanda Adams and Jessy Dixon
- Something So Right - Dianne Reeves
- The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) -The Muppets (Grover and Elmo)
- Graceland - Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes - Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Bridge Over Troubled Water -Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
- Father And Daughter -Paul Simon
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder
- Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder with the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Sounds Of Silence - Philip Glass
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