PAUL SIMON
Paul Simon played a surprise four-song set on Saturday (July 23rd) during the Newport Folk Festival. Rolling Stone reported Simon appeared during a tribute set to him, led by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.
At various points, Simon was joined by Jerry Douglas on guitar, Rhiannon Giddens, Lucius, Rateliff, and Willie Nelson's son Lukas Nelson — whom Simon introduced as “an old family friend.” Simon performed “Graceland,” “American Tune,” and “The Boxer” before closing with a solo take on the Simon & Garfunkel standard, “The Sound Of Silence.”