In May of 2007 the Library of Congress gathered an unprecedented group of musicians together in Washington, D.C., to honor Paul Simon as the first recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Alison Krauss, Stevie Wonder, Lyle Lovett, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Marc Anthony, Art Garfunkel and a host of others joined Paul onstage in a multicultural tribute to the music of a great American artist and a great American art form. This gala event, called "the greatest night of popular music ever presented in our nation's capital," was beautifully filmed and captured with stunning 5.1 Surround Sound for a truly pure concert experience.
0:00 Lyle Lovett - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
4:24 Alison Krauss, Shawn Colevin & Jerry Douglas - The Boxer
10:20 Stephen Marley - Mother And Child Reunion
14:14 Paul Simon & Miriam Makeba - Under African Skies (Zimbabwe, 1987)
17:09 Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Homeless
22:19 Paul Simon - Mrs. Robinson (Yankee Stadium, 1999)
25:00 James Taylor & The Dixie Hummingbirds - Slip Slidin' Away
29:37 Billy Collins & The Dixie Hummingbirds - Sunday Morning with the Sensational Nightingales (Poem)
32:55 Lyle Lovett & Buckwheat Zydeco - That Was Your Mother
37:10 Paul Simon & & George Harrison - Homeward Bound (Saturday Night Live, 1976)
39:58 James Taylor - Still Crazy After All These Years
43:58 Marc Anthony - El Condor Pasa
47:07 Marc Anthony - Late In The Evening
51:37 Yolanda Adams & Jessy Dixon - Gone At Last
56:30 Dianne Reeves - Something So Right
1:01:55 Grover & Elmo - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
1:03:41 Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas - Graceland
1:12:07 Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
1:19:45 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
1:25:00 Paul Simon - Father And Daughter
1:29:27 Paul Simon & Stevie Wonder - Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
1:33:12 Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder & The Dixie Hummingbirds - Loves Me Like a Rock
The Paul Simon Band
Mark Stewart - Musical Director / Guitar / Vocals
Jay Ashby - Trombone / Percussion / Vocals
Clifford Carter - Keys
Tony Cedras - Keys / Guitar / Vocals
Steve Gadd - Drums
Jamey Haddad - Percussion
Jim Hynes - Trumpet
Bakithi Kumalo - Bass
Vincent Nguini - Guitar / Vocals
Harper Simon - Guitar / Vocals
Andy Spitzer - Saxophone
Executive Producers for WETA - Dalton Delan & David S. Thompson
Directed by - Linda Mendoza
Producer - Allen Kelman
Written by - Peter Kaminsky & Bob Kaminsky
Supervising Producer - Michael B. Matuza
Creative Advisor - Phil Ramone & Rich Goldman
Coordinating Producer - Alvin I. Calo
Talent Executive - David Paley
Line Producers - Tina Magnuson & Eileen Bernstein
Lighting Designer - Alan Adelman
Production Designer - Tom McPhillips
Graphics designed by - beehive
Associate Directors - Dora Mendoza & Kelly Hernacki
Creative Consultants - Tisha Fein, Riptide Music & Marion Rosenfeld
Editorial Consultant - Murray Horwitz
Content Producer - Silvia Cahill
Production Supervisor - Diana Barton
Editor - Yossi Kimber
Music Producer - Mitch Maketansky
Audio Supervisor - Jeff Shaw
Audio Mixer - Al Centrella
Music Mixer - John Harris & Rob Macomber
Audio Post Production - Brant Biles
Production Coordinator - Laura Anderson
Assistant Coordinator - Aja Barber
Script Supervisor - Michelle Hall
Talent Manager - Carrie Paddock
Production Stage Manager for Live Nation - Dan Parise
Production Accountant - DJ Jeltes
Public Relations - Shore Fire Media
Assistants to the Executive Producers - Tony Borden, Ben Joseph, Alexis Ortiz & Mengfan Wu
Technical Director - Wes Quon
Stage Managers - Arthur Lewis, Dave Cove & Lou Moore
Video Engineer - Matty Randazzo
Key Utility - Dave Shack
Mobile Facilities - All Mobile Video & Effanel Music
Camera Operators - Rob Balton, Bob Del Russo, Elias Clarke, Charlie Huntley, Helene Havilland, Lyn Noland, Jay Klick & Mark Whitman
Post Production Supervisor - Kelly Hernacki
Assistant to the Post Production Supervisor - Amelia Kaminsky
Post Production - Broadway Video, Effanel Music & Mi Casa Multimedia
Legal Services - Jeffrey A. Greenberg
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CBS Television Distribution // Elvis Presley Enterprises // Image Entertainment // Orbison Records // Major League Baseball Properties // National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences // Webster Riven Productions // Jerry Dexter Distribution // Viacom International // Broadway Video // Carson Productions // Eight Twenty // Great Museums TV // New York Yankees // NBC News Archives // NBC Studios // Peregrine // Zenith Productions // Turner Entertainment // U.S. Olympic Committee
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AP Images // Edie Baskin // Annie Leibovitz // Contact Press Images // "God Bless America" written by Irving Berlin // William P. Gottlieb // Carol Highsmith // Louis Goldman // Yann Gamblin
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