![]() ![]() But he allowed us to let the folks know, and we had a nice big crowd out to watch the show from the patio. At first I didn’t know if he wanted to publicize this or let people know, maybe sneak in one night and be on the show for a little bit. He recognizes who he is and what he means, and I think he really wanted Wimberley to have this. “In a funny way, it was a treat for me but he (Paul) wanted to give a gift to Wimberley. “When I found out about it, Paul said ‘Yeah I would like to come on’,” Crusham said. They both just agreed and decided to come on.”īy coming to Wimberley, Simon wanted to give the community a special memory that everyone could remember forever. She was very friendly and kind and was also supportive of the show and told Paul about it. It just kind of came that way, and I lucked out on it because Edie has been on the show a few times before and hung out with me at the studio. I got to meet him on a couple of occasions and became generally acquainted with him. “I got to meet and be around Edie a bunch in the past five years when she was in town and go to the recording sessions… That’s how it led me to Paul. “My brother Kyle for the past five years has been working with Edie Brickell, Paul’s wife, and produced her last two albums,” Crusham said. Perhaps his most famous album is Graceland which earned him the Grammy for Album of the Year.Īs for how the interview came together, it was a family connection that helped Crusham to be acquainted with Simon through his brother Kyle who had been helping Simon’s wife Edie Brickell with her last two albums. Simon made a name for himself as part of the legendary musical duo known as Simon and Garfunkel with childhood best friend Art Garfunkel before splitting up and making a name for himself. Locals gathered around the “fishbowl” studio at the radio station just off the Wimberley Square just to get a glimpse of the famous musician in person. To the shock of just about everyone – including host Todd Crusham – Toddy and the Pooch Unleashed hosted one of the biggest names in the music industry live in the studio last Wednesday night.Īuthor Malcolm Gladwell recently called him the “hands down the most important songwriter of his generation.” The 12-time Grammy Award winning musician, two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Wimberley Valley resident Paul Simon made a surprise guest appearance in what amounted to the interview of a lifetime. But most of the time, they are just playing the recordings of the biggest hits. For many listeners of the KWVH radio station show Toddy and the Pooch Unleashed, they are treated to the sweet sounds of old school Rock and Roll from the Rolling Stones to the Stone Roses. ![]()
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