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Simon & Garfunkel

Page 28

by Spencer Leigh


  ‘Kathy’s Song’ 23, 29–30, 33, 49, 112, 182

  Kaz, Eric 145

  Keaton, Diane 137

  ‘Keep The Customer Satisfied’ 91, 94

  Kennedy, President John F 21, 91, 146

  Kennedy, Mary Ann 162

  Kenton, Stan 50

  Kerouac, Jack 22

  Keys, Alicia 184

  ‘Kid, The’ 181

  Kilburn, Robert 192

  ‘Kimbie’ 43

  King, Carole 10, 15, 121, 125

  King, Martin Luther 91

  ‘King of Tonga’ 162

  Kingston Trio 20

  King Sunny Ade 158

  Kington, Miles 100–1

  Kinks, The 68, 116, 174

  Knechtel, Larry 83, 88, 100, 105, 110, 113, 139

  ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ 175

  ‘Kodachrome’ 115–7, 125, 146

  Kooper, Al 3, 71, 100

  Korner, Alexis 23

  Krall, Diana 177, 190

  Kramer, Jeff 189

  Krauss, Alison 184, 191

  Kruger, Jeff 68–69

  Kristofferson, Kris 102, 112

  Kumalo, Bakithi 155–6, 158, 177

  Kunkel, Leah 162

  Kuti, Fela 152

  Kutner, Beverley (later Martyn) 65, 181

  La Bamba (film) 157

  Labelle, Patti 16

  Ladysmith Black Mambazo 156–7, 159–160, 164, 166

  Landau, Jon 107

  Landis, Jerry – see Paul Simon Lane, Lois 77

  ‘Lasso the Moon’ 169

  ‘Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream’ 20, 110

  Last Unicorn, The (film) 144

  Las Vegas Nights (film) 130

  ‘Late Great Johnny Ace, The’ 146, 148

  ‘Late in the Evening’ 144, 146, 179

  Lauper, Cyndi 165

  Lawrence of Arabia (film) 101

  Lawson, Jerry 110

  Leader, Bill 25

  League of Their Own, A (film) 167

  ‘Learn How to Fall’ 120

  ‘Leaves That Are Green’ 27, 29–30, 49

  Ledgerwood, Mike 23

  Lee, Byron 106

  Lefty (album) 161–2

  Lennon, John 7, 100, 104–5, 120, 141, 146, 183

  Lennon, Sean 146, 191

  Leno, Jay 183

  Less Than Zero (film) 61

  ‘Let’s Fall In Love’ 187

  ‘Let It Be’ 85

  Let It Be (film) 146

  ‘Let It Be Me’ 109, 165–166

  Levin, Tony 142

  Lewis, Jerry Lee 6, 116, 124

  Lewis, Mort 50–51, 81, 88–90, 102

  Lewis, Peggy – See Harper, Peggy

  Liberson, Goddard 19

  ‘Life Is But a Dream’ 187

  Life of Krishna, The (book) 125

  Lightfoot, Gordon 109

  ‘Lighthouse Point’ 13

  ‘Lightning Express’ 100

  ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ 30, 39

  Linda, Solomon 152

  Lindsay-Hogg, Michael 146

  Lion King, The (stage musical) 152

  ‘Lion Sleeps Tonight, The’ 152

  ‘Lisa’ 12

  Little Richard 5, 15, 165, 187

  Little Steven 153

  Live 1969 (album) 90

  Live Adventures of Mike

  Bloomfield and Al Kooper, The (album) 71

  Live From New York City 1967 (album) 62

  Live in New York City (CD/ DVD) 190

  Live Rhymin’ (album) 125

  Lloyd, Bert 31

  Loesser, Frank 130

  ‘Lone Teen Ranger, The’ 12

  ‘Loneliness’ 10

  ‘Long, Long Day’ 144

  ‘Look at That’ 178

  ‘Lookin’ At You’ 8

  ‘Lookin’ for the Right One’ 128

  ‘Lord Franklin’ 31

  ‘Lord of the Manor’ 109

  ‘Lord’s Prayer, The’ 83, 169

  Los Incas 22, 93, 105

  ‘Losing Your Way in the Rain’ 139

  Los Lobos 157

  ‘Love and Blessings’ 189

  ‘Love and Hard Times’ 189

  ‘Love Is Eternal Sacred Light’ 190

  ‘Love is the Only Chain’ 162

  ‘Love’ 178

  ‘Love Rollercoaster’ 134

  ‘Loves Me Like a Rock’ 120, 124, 133, 141, 184

  ‘Love Minus Zero / No Limit’ 54

  Lovin’ Spoonful, The 77, 143, 169

  Lynch, Jennifer Chambers 167

  Lymon, Frankie 9

  ‘MacArthur Park’ 122

  McCartney, Paul 3, 85, 104, 120, 151–2, 159, 183

  MacColl, Ewan 23, 31, 69

  McCoy, Rose Marie 8

  McCurdy, Ed 20, 110

  McGovern, Senator George 111

  McGuinn, Roger 152

  McLaren, Malcolm 153

  McLausland, David 22

  McTell, Ralph 16, 34–5, 42–3

  Madonna 167

  Mainieri, Mike 147

  Make Believe Ballroom (radio show) 3

  Makeba, Miriam 151–152, 160

  Mamas and the Papas, The 51, 62, 64

  Manchester, Melissa 99–100

  Mandela, Nelson 153–4

  Mann, Barry 71

  Mantle, Mickey 70

  Mantovani 57

  Man Who Fell to Earth, The (film) 140

  Marcels, The 178

  ‘Marionette’ 138

  ‘Marlene’ 44

  Marsh, Dave 86, 134

  Martin, Dean 83, 102, 124

  Martyn, Beverley – see Kutner, Beverley

  Martyn, John 66

  Marshall, Penny 144, 163, 167

  Martin, Steve 164, 184, 190, 195

  Marvin, Lee 86

  ‘Mary Was an Only Child’ 123

  Masekala, Hugh 151, 160

  Mass (requiem) 79

  Matheou, Andy 42

  Matthews, Dave 130

  Maxwell, Ron 99

  May, Elaine 76, 166

  ‘Maybelline’ 4, 146

  Mbango, Charlotte 164

  ‘Mbube’ 152

  ‘Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard’ 107–9, 111, 117, 146, 173

  Mellencamp, John 194

  Meltzer, Richard 82

  Menlo Park 179

  Michaels, Lorne 141, 150

  Micho, Shiro 87

  Midler, Bette 133

  Midnight Cowboy (film) 78, 127

  Mighty Clouds of Joy 166

  Mighty Howard 74

  Miracles, The 85

  ‘Miss You Nights’ 139

  Mitchell, Joni 17, 101, 111, 152

  Mondlock, Buddy 180–1

  Monkhouse, Bob 23

  Monroe, Marilyn 70

  Monterey Festival 64–5, 76

  Montanez, Victor 110

  Moonglows, The 148

  Moore, Tim 123

  Moreira, Airto 120

  Morley, Angela 138

  ‘Morning Has Broken’ 169, 177

  Morris, Mark 172–174

  Morrison, Van 14, 122, 137, 155

  ‘Most Peculiar Man, A’ 30, 32, 49–50

  ‘Mother and Child Reunion’ 95, 106–7

  Mother Goose’s Rock’n’Rhyme (TV movie) 165

  Mothers of Invention 7

  ‘Motorcycle’ 11–12

  ‘Mrs Robinson’ 53–54, 67–68, 70–71, 74, 77, 94, 146, 175, 182, 184

  ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ 83

  Mtshali, Isaac 156

  MTV Unplugged 165

  Mumford & Sons 82, 191

  Muppet Show, The (TV series) 144

  ‘My Camera Never Lies’ 116

  ‘My Little Town’ 127, 133–134, 136

  ‘My Name is Carnival’ 43

  My Old Lady (film) 110

  ‘Mystery Train’ 189–190

  Mystics, The 12

  Nail, Jimmy 130

  Nambara, Jim 87

  Nascimento, Milton 164

  Nash, J
ohnny 107, 129

  Nashville Skyline (album) 73

  N’Dour, Youssou 153, 156

  ‘Nearer My God to Thee’ 166

  Negotiations and Love Songs (album) 163

  Nelson, Willie 159, 165

  ‘Nelson Mandela’ 153

  Neville Brothers, The 166

  New Bohemians, The 166

  ‘New England, A’ 30

  Newman, Del 118–9, 144–5, 161

  Newman, Randy 121–2, 162, 165, 182, 183

  ‘New York Is My Home’ 194–5, 198

  New York Voices 173

  ‘Next Time Around’ 44

  Nguini, Vincent 177, 189

  Nice, The 74

  Nichols, Mike 63, 66–8, 76, 87, 166

  Nichols, Roger 122

  Nicholson, Jack 74, 101, 166

  ‘Night Game’ 133

  Nightingale, Annie 143

  Nilsson, Harry 128

  1910 Fruitgum Company 78

  ‘99 Miles from LA’ 129

  Nixon, President Richard 90, 111

  ‘Noise’ 10

  ‘Northern Line, The’ 34

  ‘Norwegian Wood’ 152

  ‘Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep’ 169

  Nyro, Laura 140

  Obion, Jim 198

  ‘Obvious Child, The’ 163–4

  Ochs, Phil 16–7, 36, 101, 111

  ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’, 165

  O’Connor, Tom 17

  ‘Oh How Happy’ 140

  Ohio Players, The 134

  ‘Old Friends’ 75, 102, 141

  Old Friends – Live on Stage (album) 149

  Old Grey Whistle Test, The (TV series) 90, 143

  ‘Oh, Marion’ 144

  ‘Oh Mary Don’t You Weep’ 83

  ‘Old Man’ 122

  ‘Old’ 178

  ‘Ol’ Man River’ 85

  Olympics, The 12

  ‘Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean’

  O’Neal, Cynthia 101

  On Drums and Other Hollow

  Objects (short story) 33

  ‘One Less Holiday’ 167

  ‘One Man’s Ceiling is Another Man’s Floor’ 115, 117

  ‘One-Trick Pony’ 144

  One-Trick Pony (album & film) 141–3, 145

  ‘Only Living Boy in New York, The’ 63, 94, 121

  Ono, Yoko 141

  ‘On the Road Again’ 165

  Oppenheim, David 99

  Orbison, Roy 86

  ‘O Sacred Heart, Sore Wounded’ 118

  Osborn, Joe 88

  Osibaba 121, 152

  Osmonds, The 114

  ‘Our Song’ 8

  ‘Outrageous’ 147, 186

  ‘Over and Over’ 50

  ‘Overs’ 74–75, 111

  ‘Over the Rainbow’ 139

  Owens, Buck 85–6

  Palmer, Tony 107

  Palmieri, Eddie 163

  ‘Papa Hobo’ 74, 110, 125

  Papa Hemingway 53

  ‘Paper Chase’ 138

  Paradise in Gazankulu (album) 160

  Paramor, Alan 16, 75–6

  ‘Paranoia Blues’ 110

  Parker, Charlie 130

  Parker Jr, Ray 162

  Parks, Van Dyke 165

  Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (album) 57, 62, 66, 78

  Parsons, Gram 152

  Partch, Harry 196, 198

  Passions, The 10

  ‘Pata Pata’ 151

  ‘Patterns’ 29

  Paul Simon (1972 album) 104–11, 137

  Paul Simon Album: Broadway Sings the Best of Paul Simon, The 173

  Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park (concert and album) 165

  Paul Simon Show, The (TV) 141

  Paul Simon Songbook, The (1965 album) 29–34, 39, 114

  Paxton, Tom 16–7, 33, 120

  Payne, Bill 129

  ‘Peace Like a River’ 110, 120

  Peel, John 45

  ‘Peggy-O’ 20

  ‘Peggy Sue’ 25, 178

  Penguins, The 4, 148

  Pennebaker, D A 65

  ‘People’ 136

  Percy (film) 68

  ‘Perfect Moment’ 182

  Performance (film) 140

  Perkins, Anthony 87

  Perkins, Carl 168

  Perkins, Stan 168

  Perry, Richard 128, 187

  Persuasions, The 110

  Peter Pan 60

  Peter, Paul and Mary 76, 102, 126

  Phantom, Slim Jim 165

  Phillips, John 64–5

  Phiri, Ray 155–6, 158

  ‘Photograph’ 116

  Picture Perfect Morning (album) 166

  ‘Pictures of Lily’ 116

  Piepe, Judith 27–8, 34, 38, 43

  ‘Pigs, Sheep And Wolves’ 178

  Pilgrims, The 19

  Pink Floyd 39

  Pinter, Harold 177

  Player, The (film) 79

  ‘Play Me a Sad Song’ 11,15

  ‘Poem on the Underground Wall, A’ 59–60

  Postcards From the Edge (film) 158

  Prairie Home Companion, A (TV series) 196

  Presley, Elvis 3, 4, 7, 15, 41, 45, 55, 86, 102, 142, 158, 168

  Preston, Billy 169

  ‘Pretty Thing’ 190

  Prince 149

  ‘Private World’ 13

  Proby, P J 34

  Procol Harum 74

  ‘Promise, The’ 162

  ‘Proof’ 164

  ‘Proof of Love’ 198

  Prosen, Sid 6, 9

  Prowse, Ian 30

  ‘Punky’s Dilemma’ 76–7

  Quadraphonic Records 86–7

  ‘Quality’ 172

  ‘Questions for the Angels’ 190

  ‘Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)’ 187

  ‘Quiet’ 178/9

  Quiet Five, The 53

  ‘Rag Doll’ 128

  Ragtime Cowboy Jew (album) 110

  ‘Rambler Gambler’ 165

  ‘Rambling On’ 74

  ‘Ramone, Phil 117, 119, 127, 133, 138, 163, 187

  Rankin, Kenny 162

  Rea, Stephen 130

  Reader, Eddi 46

  Reagan, President Ronald 162

  Ready Steady Go! (TV show) 34, 56

  Redding, Otis 64

  ‘Red Rubber Ball’ 56, 62

  Reed, Lou 143, 153, 194

  Reinhardt, Django 110

  Renbourn, John 25, 46

  ‘René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War’ 148

  Restivo, Johnny 10

  ‘Rewrite’ 189–90

  Reynolds, Debbie 138

  Rhythm of the Saints, The (album) 163–4, 171

  Richard, Cliff 139, 145

  ‘Richard Cory’ 38, 49–50

  Richards, Keith 149

  Richardson, Sir Ralph 139

  Righteous Brothers 85

  Riley, Jeannie C 71

  Rivera, Mark 147

  ‘Riverbank, The’ 197, 199

  Rizzo, Jilly 77

  Roag, Nicholas 140

  Robinson, E A 49

  Robles, Daniel Alomía 93

  Roche, Maggie, Suzzy and Terre 99–100, 119, 125, 148

  ‘Rockabilly Music’ 168

  Rockin’ Dopsie & the Twisters 157

  Rodgers, Nile 147

  ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ 90

  Rolling Stones, The 148, 152

  ‘Romance, The’ 145

  Ronstadt, Linda 122, 148, 153, 156, 161

  Rookard, Dennis 25

  Rosas, Cesar 157

  Rose, Pam 162

  ‘Rose of Aberdeen’’ 102

  Ross, Katharine 67

  Ross-Trevor, Mike 29

  ‘Roving Gambler’ 102

  Rucker, Ian 120

  ‘Runaround Sue’ 10

  ‘Run Like the Wind’ 139

  ‘Run That Body Down’ 82, 107

  Rushdie, Salman 158

  Russell, Ken 23

  Russell, Leon 63

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sp; Russell, Theresa 140

  Russell, Willy 36

  Rutles, The 14, 141

  ‘Sail on a Rainbow’ 140

  St Elmo’s Fire (film) 162

  St Francis of Assisi 79

  ‘Sad Song’ 162

  Salinger, J D 66

  Sam & Dave 143

  ‘Same Old Tears on a New

  Background, The’ 128

  Sanborn, David 137

  Sanders, Bernie 192

  Saturday Night Live (TV series) 136–7, 150, 166

  ‘Save the Life of My Child’ 73–4

  Scaggs, Boz 163

  ‘Scarborough Fair’ 12, 31–32, 57, 61, 67–70, 93, 102, 134, 136, 144, 187

  Schmit Timothy B 161

  ‘Scissors Cut’ 144

  Scissors Cut (album) 144–5, 167

  Scruggs, Earl 15

  Sebastian, John 77–8, 102, 104, 169

  ‘Second Avenue’ 123

  ‘Secret O’ Life’ 169

  Sedgwick, Edie 44

  Sedgwick, Elaine 44–5

  Seductive Reasoning (album) 119

  Seeger, Peggy 23, 31, 69

  Seeger, Pete 15–6

  Seekers, The 34, 53–4, 56, 195

  Selvin, Ben 128

  ‘Senorita with a Necklace of Tears’ 178

  Servant, The (film) 24

  Sesame Street (TV series) 144, 166

  ‘Seven O’Clock News – Silent Night’ 57

  Shabalala, Joseph 156–7, 159

  Shampoo (film) 134, 138

  Shankar, Ravi 64, 152

  ‘Shape I’m In, The’ 10

  Shaper, Hal 69

  Sharp, Maia 180

  ‘Shattered’ 191

  ‘Shelter of Your Arms’ 148

  Shelton, Louie 140

  Shelton, Robert 61

  ‘She Moved Through the Fair’ 138

  ‘She Moves On’ 164

  ‘Shine, The’ 191

  ‘Shoplifting Clothes’ 173

  Short Fuse (film) 161

  ‘Shy’ 11

  Siebel, Paul 42

  ‘Side of a Hill, The’ 29–30, 32, 57

  ‘Silent Eyes’ 133

  ‘Silent Night’ – See ‘Seven O’Clock News’

  Simon, Adrian (son) 166, 198

  Simon, Belle (mother) 186

  Simon, Carly 112, 125–6, 128, 158

  Simon, Eddie (brother) 2, 11, 55, 93, 137

  Simon, Gabriel (son) 190

  Simon, Harper (son) 120, 130, 133, 142, 144, 146, 158, 168, 179, 190–191

  Simon, Lulu (daughter) 184

  Simon, Lou (father) 2, 4, 5, 9, 186

  Simon, Paul

  Academic 9, 15, 28 and IQ 35 (that’s the page number, by the way)

  Baseball 2, 70, 142, 146, 199

  Early singles and demos 5–14

  Family background

  Father Lou, mother Belle, brother Eddie – see entries Folk scene

  Greenwich Village, 15–18, 59

  UK 20, 22–38, 42–4, 47, 51

  Paris 22, 39

  Guitar playing 41, 91, 110, 145

  Humour 137, 154, 188

  Musical tastes

  African music – see Graceland

  Brazil – see Rhythm of the Saints

  Doo-wop 5, 10, 12, 13, 95, 102, 117, 119, 160

  Gospel 115, 117, 120, 133

  Rock’n’roll –see entry for

 

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