Friends have forwarded fawning words for Paul Simon’s concerts in Berkeley the last two nights. On Friday night, in the middle of his performance of The Boxer, Simon stopped to announce that the great Muhammad Ali had passed during the concert. “I’m sorry to tell you this night that Muhammad Ali passed away. The Greatest.”

Watch the performance below (with Simon’s announcement at the 3:50 mark). A touching moment and performance.

Simon plays the Santa Barbara Bowl tonight, and we hope to be there.

RIP Muhammad Ali.