Last month rock legend Paul Simon surprised a crowd at B.B. Kings in NYC when he emerged to sing The Boxer with Jerry Douglas and his band – a song which the dobro master recorded with Simon and Mumford and Sons for his latest album, Traveler. Well on Sunday night Douglas returned the favor when he joined Simon and his band for a take on the Simon & Garfunkel classic in London’s Hyde Park at Hard Rock Calling 2012. We found a great clip of the guest spot…

Paul Simon w/ Jerry Douglas – The Boxer

And here’s the studio version of The Boxer from Douglas’s new album…

[via Billboard]

Scott Bernstein

Scott Bernstein co-founded Hidden Track in October 2006 and was managing editor until taking over as EiC in January 2008. Scotty also writes for Relix Magazine and curates YEMblog.com.

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