Roberta Flack:

Simon & Garfunkel:

Every time I hear this song, I think of my father’s mother, who came here when she was 15. Her sponsor picked her up at the Delaware River docks, where the boats would come in from Europe, and they started walking the ten miles to Manayunk, where she would settle. After a while, she timidly said to her sponsor, “Are we in America yet?”

Neil Diamond:

Kurt Elling:

Ray Charles:

Sean Connery, 90.

Avett Brothers:

Donna Summer:

Taylor Swift:

Lady Gaga: