Paul Simon

Forty years ago this month, Paul Simon released Graceland, an album that became one of the defining records of his career, and one of the most celebrated and debated albums of its era. Music historian Ashley Kahn tells the whole complicated story in his new book, Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland.

Leo Sidran talks to Ashley Kahn about his new book Days of Miracle and Wonder which explores Paul Simon’s unconventional creative process and the complicated cultural and political questions that surrounded the making of Graceland.

WBGO’s Lee Mergner presents his selections for the ten best jazz solos on classic rock and pop hits, including songs by Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and Sting.

For as long as we’ve known Kurt Elling, he has been among our most inquisitive jazz vocalists.He’s bringing that impulse front and center on his probing…