Author: ttmj2016

1977 Art Garfunkel in Buffalo, NY

1977-01-07 Buffalo, NY, Kleinhans Music Hall, with Michael Tilson Thomas
1977-01-08 Buffalo, NY, Kleinhans Music Hall, with Michael Tilson Thomas

In 1977 Art Grafunkel played with the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Sounds Section and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Michael Tilson Thomas, during the Philharmonic Pops.

The show of January 7th received a very good review in the Buffalo News:

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Sounds Section
Barry Beckett – piano
Pete Carr – guitar
David Hood – bass
Roger Hawkins – percussion

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Michael Tilson Thomas

With thanks to Roy for the heads-up about this concert.

Concerts added in 1966 and 1967 listings

Here are 4 new dates that have been added to the lists of 1966 and 1967. Two that still have to be confirmed. From the Amhest set there is even a setlist online available.

1966-02-19 Amherst,  University of Massachusetts, Amherst Curry Hicks Cage, MA, USA [tbc]
Setlist:
01 Leaves that are green
02 He was my brother
03 Sparrow
04 I am a rock
05 Homeward bound
06 The sound of silence
Encores:
07 Teenage moron
08 I shal be free

1966-04-23 Worcester, Memorial Auditorium, MA, USA [tbc]
1966-04-29 (or 28) Washington D.C., American University, MD, USA [during Spring Weekend]

and from 1967:
1967-01-21 Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, Burruss Hall [student Government Weekend], VA, USA

Kane and Garr in 1963

As you all know finding information about the concerts Simon & Garfunkel gave is one of the main focusses of this site.
Early days are difficult to find information about. In 1963 months before they would record their lp ” Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.” for Columbia Records they hang around Greenwich Village in New York City and sang in clubs, like The Cafe Wha or Folk City. But when and whereexactly? And now at long last we have one date.

Recently David Brown’s “Talking Greenwich Village” was published.

And Kane and Garr are mentioned in it. They opened on October 22 in 1963 for Clarence ” Tom ” Ashelye and the Irish Ramblers at Folk City. One of the songs they sang was ” Bleecker Street”.

The book also brings a lot of info about Paul Simon’s connection with others like the Roche Sisters.

In general it is, besides Simon & Garfunkel, a very interesting book and shares lot of (new) info about America’s Bohemian Musical Capital.

44 years ago today

While we couldn’t get tickets anymore for his Amsterdam concert, friends and me went to Belgium’s Brussel. We saw an amazing show of the One-trick Pony tour. With a great backing band (with 4 horn players during “Have a good time” and “Late in the evening”). Paul Simon went through all the hits and his new album “One-trick Pony”. When the show was over he came back on stage and jumped on Richard Tee’s electric piano and thanked us all.

And exactly today, 44 years later, I received this poster of the show of November 2nd 1980.

1965: 2 new dates added

Recently I was able to add 2 new dates in 1965 to the llst.

1965-00-00 Isleworth, Borough Road College
1965-00-00 Coggeshall (near Essex) played here often in a pub

The info from Facebook was put there by the person who booked Paul Simon and drove him to the tube after the gig:
“I put Paul Simon on in West London in 1965 . Great show. Ran him to Isleworth tube after the gig. Paid him £12.00.” The gig was at the Borough Road Collge in Isleworth.
Another Facebook-reader mentioned seeing paul Simon perform often in a pub in Coggeshall.

Borough Road College

1962 Demo: I’m scared

Paul Simon recorded many demo’s – often as Jerry Landis – of songs written by others. One of those who hired Paul was Ouida Mintz. In her biograpy ‘My friend Lenny’ she mentioned this.

A lot of those demo’s made it to a (bootleg)cd called “Paul Sinon aka Jerry Landis” Vol 2:

(1962-06-06) I’m Scared (Dub 3, Take 2), recorded at Associated Recording Studios in New York City.

This demo made it to a 10-inch 78rmp shellack record and a copy was recently sold at eBay: