De Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song beloont een songwriter, tolk of singer/songwriter wiens carrière een weerspiegeling is van levenslange prestaties in het promoten van het genre van het lied als voertuig voor artistieke expressie en cultureel begrip. Paul Simon, een van Amerika's meest gerespecteerde songwriters en muzikanten, ontving de eerste jaarlijkse Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. De prijs, genoemd ter ere van de legendarische George en Ira Gershwin, erkent het diepgaande en positieve effect van populaire muziek op de cultuur van de wereld.

The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will honor either a songwriter, interpreter, or singer/songwriter whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of artistic expression and cultural understanding. Paul Simon, one of America's most respected songwriters and musicians, was the recipient of the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Named in honor of the legendary George and Ira Gershwin, the award recognizes the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture.

Tracklisting:01 Introduction - Bob Costas02 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Lyle Lovett03 The Boxer - Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin and Jerry Douglas04 Mother and Child Reunion - Stephen Marley05 Under African Skies - Miriam Makeba and Paul Simon06 Homeless - Ladysmith Black Mambazo07 Mrs. Robinson - Paul Simon08 Slip Slidin' Away - James Taylor and the Dixie Hummingbirds09 Sunday Morning With The Sensational Nightingales (Poem) - Billy Collins and the Dixie Hummingbirds10 That Was Your Mother - Buckwheat Zydeco and Lyle Lovett11 Homeward Bound - Paul Simon and George Harrison12 Still Crazy After All These Years - James Taylor13 El Condor Pasa - Marc Anthony14 Late In The Evening - Marc Anthony15 Gone At Last - Yolanda Adams and Jessy Dixon16 Something So Right - Dianne Reeves...