Paul Simon

Phil Ramone, record producer to stars, dead at 79

2013-03-30 11:05:00

Phil Ramone, the veteran record producer whose work with A-list artists including Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon made him one of the most respected figures in the music industry, died Saturday at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Billboard...

Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto is given a hero's farewell

2012-12-19 13:20:00

They had to bury Vicki Soto on Wednesday and took care in doing so. Soto -- her full name was Victoria Leigh Soto -- lived in Stratford, Conn., about a 40-minute drive from Sandy Hook Elementary School, where she taught first grade. She liked the...

Carole King to receive 2013 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

2012-12-13 10:08:00

Carole King has been named the 2013 recipient of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work. The former Brill Building writer co-wrote hits in the...

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Paul Simon's Graceland Journey' on KOCE

2013-01-03 20:05:00

SERIES Sun Studio Sessions: Shannon McNally and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are featured (8 p.m. KLCS). Need to Know: The weekly current-affairs program begins a new season (8:30 p.m. KOCE). Bering Sea Gold: The dredging-themed docu-series...

Latin Grammy Awards 2012: Juanes, Jesse y Joy win big

2012-11-15 19:27:00

LAS VEGAS -- Colombian rock superstar Juanes won the Album of the Year trophy for “Juanes MTV Unplugged” at the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday evening in Las Vegas, and the Mexico City sibling pop duo Jesse y Joy (that’s...

Big Daddy on Kickstarter for retro Broadway-Hollywood comeback

2012-10-04 14:24:00

One of the great left-field surprises of the 1980s pop music scene came with the arrival of Big Daddy, a whimsical band that reimagined hits of the day as they might have sounded had they been recorded in the 1950s. The conceit was that the group’s...

Tom Davis dies at 59; original 'SNL' writer alongside Al Franken

2012-07-19 19:19:00

Tom Davis, a comedy writer who teamed with Al Franken to write memorable bits on"Saturday Night Live" beginning with the late-night show's debut in 1975, has died. He was 59. Davis died Thursday at his home in Hudson, N.Y., his wife, Mimi Raleigh, told...

Greyhound Express: new spin on an old-fashioned ride

2012-06-17 00:00:00

Mindful that great American road trips occur in all sorts of vessels — heck, Huck rode a rickety raft — we're on a Greyhound bus heading up California's flat, slender belly. "Why?" you ask. That's a sensible question, but let us open our...

A world of music at Flights and Sounds Summer Festival in O.C.

2012-08-04 00:00:00

Bluegrass legend Del McCoury has been touring for more than 40 years, but the 73-year-old still likes to shake it up when he performs. "I do an all-request show where the audience shouts out what they want to hear. The band doesn't know what we are...

Universal Language

2012-06-01 16:39:52

Latin jazz Grammy category reinstated, two others added

2012-06-08 16:36:54

Elvis Presley's Graceland: 30 years of myth-making

2012-06-15 16:38:24

#6 -- "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon -- #6

2013-02-25 14:00:07

November 20, 1976 Beatle George Harrison appeared alongside Simon as co-musical guest.

2013-02-06 17:38:00

Paul Simon revisits the making of his 1986 album "Graceland" on a new edition of "Great Performances" at 9 p.m. on KOCE. With Miriam Makeba.

2013-01-03 15:24:00