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1980: Paul Simon in Concert

This blog is never complete. We receive corrections to the content posted so far, but also updates with new concert-dates.

This week Roy sent some new information regarding the 1980 “One-trick Pony” tour in the US:

This poster is for the October 10 show at the Fox Theater in Georgia, Atlanta.

1965: Demo “Build your love”

In 1965 Paul Simon teamed up with writer / composer Mike Hawker to write songs together. Hawker was famous and known for songs like:

  • Helen Shapiro – Walkin’ back to happiness

And one of the songs Simon and Hawker wrote together ended up on Mercury Records in 1965.

On youtube you can hear part of the demo he made for “Build Your Love”:

But so far I have not been able to find more from the collaboration Hawker and Simon. Anyone more information?

LP: Last night I had the strangest dream

Simon & Garfunkel – Last night I had the strangest dream

S&G LNIHTSD

Side A:

01 Last night I had the strangest dream
02 Bleecker Street
03 Sparrow
04 Benedictus
05 You can tell the world
06 The sound of silence

Side B
01 The time tye are a-changin’
02 Peggy-O
03 Go tell it on the mountain
04 The sun is burning
05 He was my brother
06 Wednesday moring 3 a..m.

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Information:
Label: CBS
Cat nr: YS-711-C
Release Year: 1966 December

Extra information
This a version of “Wednesday morning 3 A.M.” While most of the world had to wait untill 1968 for the proper release of this album, CBS Japan released it in December 1966 with a different cover.

 

Shivaree, January 1, 1966

As a follow up to the earlier post of today with the video of the UK TV performance, there’s a Simon & Garfunkel performance at Shivaree on NewYears Day 1966:

Playing;

  • We’ve got a groovey thing goin’

The well known flip-side of ‘The sound of silence”

Art Garfunkel is playing electric rhythm guitar.

 

 

1966 The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961–1982)
Episode #5.91
Comedy, Music, Talk-Show | Episode aired 10 January 1966

Janet Blair is co-host. Guests are folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel

  • The Sound Of Silence
  • You Can Tell The World
  • Mr. Tambourine Man

Simon & Garfunkel performed of course their US-hit “The Sound of Silence” unaccompanied.

This performance is unique for the perfomance of  “You can tell the world” accompanied by an unknown drummer and bassplayer.

And they ended the show with hit by The Byrds “Mr Tambourine Man”.

Both songs, as far as we know, never heard again during a perfomance.

I thank Corry for her input.