Simon Joyner


 *  Simon Joyner  (born 1971) is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Considered by some[citation needed] to be the forefather of the burgeoning Omaha music scene[citation needed], he has profoundly influenced the music of Bright Eyes.[1]|undefined Joyner also collaborated with John Darnielle, of The Mountain Goats, and Beck listed Joyner in his top 10 albums when asked by Rolling Stone. He is also famous for the so called "Peel Incident," when famous British DJ John Peel played his album The Cowardly Traveller Pays His Toll from beginning to end on air. Joyner is named after Paul Simon.

Simon Joyner lives in Omaha with his wife and three children.

(From Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Joyner)
 * John played Simon's first cassette LP Umbilical Chords in 1992 and he quickly became a Peel fave.
 * Simon first came to UK in 1996 and recorded a session - see below

Festive Fifty Entries
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Sessions

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1. Recorded: Unknown to this contributor. First broadcast: 25/05/1996. Repeated: DD Month YYY etc
 * Milk / Born of Longing / Hood / Hotter that satan's Tail
 * 2. Recorded: YYYY-MM-DD. First broadcast: DD Month YYYY. Repeated: DD Month YYY
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Other Shows Played
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 * DD Month YYYY: Song (single/album) Label