Graceland is a notable album by Paul Simon. - AsNotedIn
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984/04/00 | Paul Simon | Office | After Lorne Michaels' comedy series 'The New Show' is cancelled by NBC, the show's bandleader, Heidi Berg, asks Michaels about possible music gigs, he suggests that she visit his good friend Paul Simon, who's offices are just down the hall. | Brill Building, NYC | New York City | ||
| 1985/02/00 | Paul Simon | Performer | Simon and Roy Halee record improvisational music with a variety of local musicians at Johannesburg's Ovation Studios. "While a group was playing in the studio I would sing melodies and words - anything that fit the scale they were playing in." PS | Johannesburg, ZA | Gauteng, ZA | ||
| 1985/07/13 | Paul Simon | Performer | Paul Simon, Penny Marshall and Dick Landry have dinner at a restaurant on Lafayette street across from the Public Theater, NYC. Simon later walks down to the Lone Star Cafe (61 5th Ave, closed) to hear Zydeco musician, Terrance Simien. | New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater | New York City | ||
| 1985/07/13 | Penny Marshall | Life | Paul Simon, Penny Marshall and Dick Landry have dinner at a restaurant on Lafayette street across from the Public Theater, NYC. Simon later walks down to the Lone Star Cafe (61 5th Ave, closed) to hear Zydeco musician, Terrance Simien. | New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater | New York City | ||
| 1985/08/00 | Paul Simon | Performer | The Good Rockin' Dopsie, the Twisters and Paul Simon record the song "That Was Your Mother" at J D Miller's studio behind a music store in Crowley, La. | Crowley | Louisiana | ||
| 1985/08/00 | Paul Simon | Performer | On a trip with Richard Landry, Paul Simon enjoys a concert by the Good Rockin' Dopsie and the Twisters at a dance hall in Lafayette. | Lafayette | Louisiana | ||
| 1986/05/10 | Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Performers | Backed by his South African band and the Zulu choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Paul Simon performs selections from the yet-to-be-released "Graceland" on Lorne Michaels' late night show 'Saturday Night Live'. | 30 Rock, NYC | New York City | ||
| 1986/08/26 | Paul Simon | Performer | "Graceland" album is released. |
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