In The Archives
- Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones
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- Andrew Loog Oldham — The Rolling Stones
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- Zacherle
Dennis Elsas with Paul Simon
As a student at Queens College in the mid 1960’s, I started to hear rumors that one half of a new folk rock duo that was getting airplay, was a recent graduate of our school. The alum was Paul Simon who along with his partner, Art Garfunkel, had grown up in nearby Forest Hills and would soon become known worldwide. By the time they split up in the early 70’s, I was on-the-air at WNEW-FM and introducing their solo projects to my listeners. Paul especially was trying out new musical genres and he was my in-studio guest on September 8, 1986 to discuss his latest project, the groundbreaking album Graceland.
Seventeen years (and one day) later on September 9, 2003, Simon and Garfunkel announced their long awaited reunion. It was called the Old Friends tour, based on a song title that was part of their classic Bookends album. I arranged for a live radio broadcast of the event over WFUV live from The Bottom Line club and here are highlights from that press conference and performance.
Click here to listen to the full audio.