Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)

["Dennis Moore" <clayboy56>]

Cat Stevens Returns, Explains Himself
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
By Roger Friedman
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237698,00.html

Cat Stevens is back. Well, his name now is Yusuf Islam, and we'll call
him that, but old habits are hard to break, and you know, he was our
Cat for a long, long time.

Last night he returned to the U.S. and the stage, playing a nice long
set at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center for invited guests
including rocker Patti Smith and a heavy mix of folks from the media
like New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles, filmmaker Albert Maysles,
rock impresario David Spero and writer Daphne Merkin.

The show, taped for KCRW-FM, was interspersed with a conversation with
that radio station's Nic Harcourt. [snip]

THU DEC 21, 2006
Broadcast and Webcast Exclusive:
First Live US Performance in Three Decades by Yusuf (formerly Cat Stevens)
Will Air on KCRWs Morning Becomes Eclectic
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb061221yusuf

On Thursday, December 21, 2006, at 11:15 am, Music Director Nic
Harcourt host of the influential music program, Morning Becomes
Eclectic on trendsetting public radio station 89.9FM KCRW/Santa Monica
and KCRW.com presents a broadcast and webcast exclusive: the first
live US performance in nearly three decades by singer/songwriter
Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens.

In November 2006, Ya/Atlantic released AN OTHER CUP, Yusuf's
long-anticipated new album, the first collection of modern pop songs
in 28 years from this legendary British singer/songwriter.  It was
received with a flurry of critical acclaim and coincided with the 40th
anniversary of Cat Stevens' first hit record, "I Love My Dog."

The performance that will air on Morning Becomes Eclectic was recorded
on December 19 at an invitation-only event in an intimate performance
venue in New York City, hosted by KCRWs Nic Harcourt. The performance
and interview will be broadcast on air and will be simulcast online at
www.KCRW.com on Thurs., Dec. 21, at 11:15 am Pacific time; click on
KCRWLive to listen to the station's on-air stream. Yusuf's performance
will be available for later listening in the KCRW Archives online.
[snip]