The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March (Warner Brothers LP 2BSK 3654; CD 3654). It was arranged by Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, and produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Roy Halee. The concert was also shot on videotape, televised by HBO in 1982, and subsequently released on various home video formats. The VHS and DVD contain two songs that were omitted from the live album: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". "Johnny Ace" was disrupted by a fan rushing the stage who came very close to attacking Paul. This incident was both frightening and coincidental, as the song is an elegy upon the murder of John Lennon just one year earlier.
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
February 21, 1982
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Paul Simon
Self
Art Garfunkel
Self
David Brown
Musician
Pete Carr
Musician
John Eckert
Musician
Steve Gadd
Musician
John Gatchell
Musician
Anthony Jackson
Musician
Ed Koch
Self - Mayor of New York
David Matthews
Orchestration
David Tofani
Musician
Richard Tee
Musician
Grady Tate
Musician
Gerry Niewood
Musician
Rob Mounsey
Musician
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Director
Lorne Michaels
Executive Producer
James Signorelli
Producer
Ian Hoblyn
Associate Producer
Bob Bordiga
Production Manager
Robert V. Girolami
Production Manager
Ted Churchill
Camera Operator
Robert Leacock
Camera Operator
Lloyd Freidus
Camera Operator
Ned McGonagle
Camera Operator
Jim Scurti
Camera Operator
Manny Guitterez
Camera Operator
Jake Ostroff
Camera Operator
Lorne Michaels
Executive Music Producer
Bill Fairweather
Video Assist Operator
Bill Steinberg
Video Assist Operator
Michael Werner
Technical Supervisor
Cheryl Thacker
Lighting Director