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In 1964 he and Art Garfunkel, as the duo Simon & Garfunkel, hit number one on the pop charts with the song Sound of Silence. They continued with 5 albums that all sold gold. After a split in 1970, Simon continued writing songs and took up a solo singing career. His albums include Still Crazy After All These Years, Graceland, and Rhythm of the Saints. His new album is You're the One.

Liane speaks with Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton, who offers a few holiday gift suggestions.

The member of K-pop girl group 2NE1 was poised to be a breakout star, until plans for her solo debut fell apart. Now, on the long-awaited album, her confidence and ambition feel more earned than ever.

NPR's Renee Montagne reviews the career of record producer/pianist Teresa Sterne, who died over the weekend. Sterne was the creative vision behind Nonesuch Records between 1964 and 1979, championing not only new works by classical composers, but world music as well.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Under Construction (Warner) the fourth album by Missy Elliott.

They are generations apart but when Tony Bennett and k.d. lang team up, they sound like the perfect couple. Bob Edwards interviews the duo, who have recorded A Wonderful World, a new collection of songs identified with another great singer, Louis Armstrong.

In 1992, while grunge rock continued to hold high court on the sales charts and on radio station playlists, a number of important records found their way onto the World Cafe airwaves that year.

Guest >/>s: Benjamin K anters *Hired by Phillips in 1983 to help roll-out this new technology called the "CD" *a longtime recording engineer who now teaches audio-arts and acoustics courses at Columbia College i >/>n Chic ago Rick Karr *NPR Cultural Trend >/>s Corres pondent Joe Jackso >/>n *Singer, S ongwriter Chris Bilheimer *Graphic Desi />gner for the rock group REM Twenty years ago the compact disc changed the sound of music. Lasers instead of needles. Clear sound instead of scratchy. Now CDs are about sticker price and free downloading. Neal Conan talks about the future of CDs on Talk of the Nation from NPR News.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews rapper Paul Barman's new CD, Paullalujah.

Pianist Lara Downes' latest mini-album traces the story of the Great Migration of Black Americans from the south in the early to mid-20th century, with music by Florence Price and Harry T. Burleigh.