Last evening, CBS aired Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon, which was filmed again in April on the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The night featured a efficiency from Dave Matthews and Afropop icon Angélique Kidjo, who lined Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” with Bakithi Kumalo on the fretless bass. (Kumalo famously performed the fretless bass on Simon’s 1986 LP Graceland; he’s the final dwelling member of the Graceland band.) Matthews and Kido additionally carried out “Under African Skies.”
Currently out there to stream on Paramount+, Homeward Bound featured extra performances from Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood (performing Simon & Garfunkle’s “The Boxer”), Eric Church, Susanna Hoffs, Jonas Brothers (singing “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”), Sting (singing Simon & Garfunkle’s “America”), Stevie Wonder, Rhiannon Giddens, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley (performing “Kodachrome”), Billy Porter (performing “Loves Me Like A Rock”), Shaggy, Jimmy Cliff, Take 6, Irma Thomas, and Trombone Shorty. Presenters and particular appearances included Sofia Carson, Herbie Hancock, Woody Harrelson, Dustin Hoffman, Elton John, Folake Olowofoyeku, and Oprah Winfrey. Simon himself took the stage to carry out “Graceland.”
Watch clips from the particular under.