Spinner.com — Filed under: R.I.P. Larry Busacca, Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died at 72. Ramone's son, Matt... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Phil Ramone, noted music producer whose music mixing mastery for Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Paul Simon and Billy Joel and many others, who helped fashion some of the most lucious and top-selling albums... ... more info

Starpulse — Simon & Garfunkel's classic track The Sound Of Silence has been selected for preservation by the Library of Congress, sealing the song's status as a national treasure. Paul Simon and Art Garfunke... more info

Mjsbigblog — Justin Timberlake hosted Saturday Night Live for the 5th time this week (If I find a clip of “5th Time Club” skit with Steve Martin, Dan Akroyd, Martin Short, Chevy Chase, Paul Simon, Candice Bergen and Alec Baldwin, I’ll post it here. I got g... more info

Chorus.fm — Las Vegas' *Avalon Landing (http://avalonlandingmusic.com)* have created a studio blog. The band is currently working on their debut album with producer Bryan Russell (Straylight Run, Envy on the Coast, Coldplay, Paul Simon, Steely Dan ). The album i... more info

USA Today Music — Pivotal albums by Paul Simon, Eric Clapton and Michael Jackson hit big milestones. more info

The Independent — Paul Simon performed heart-rending ballad “The Sound Of Silence” at the funeral of a teacher who died at the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting last Friday. more info

411 Mania — Simon was a friend of the family... more info

ContactMusic — Paul Simon paid his respects to a teacher killed during Friday's (14Dec12) Connecticut school massacre by performing at her funeral on Wednesday... more info

Mercury News, California — Eric Church, Grateful Dead, Lupe Fiasco, Jason Aldean discs also rank on our gift guide more info