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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1986 - November: Paul Simon āGracelandā
Description: Paul Simon was in a slump in the early 80's. Ā His relationship with Art Garfunkel was at a low point, he was recently divorced from his second wife, Carrie Fisher, and his 1983 album āHearts and Bonesā was considered a commercial failure. Ā This album would change his fortunes. Ā Graceland would become his highest charting album in over a decade, his most successful studio album, and would win the 1987 Grammy for Album of the Year. Ā
Simon lived next door to Lorne Michaels, creator of Saturday Night Live. Ā Michaels introduced Simon to a singer-songwriter names Heidi Berg, and Simon agreed to produc...