Christopher Duffley was born months early, blind, and was later diagnosed with autism. In 2014, he led a Florida church in “Open the Eyes of My Heart.”
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Mandy Harvey lost her hearing in college and thought her singing days were over. In 2017, she stood barefoot on the America’s Got Talent stage and sang a song she wrote.
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At the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, an all-star band played a Beatles classic for George Harrison. Then Prince took over with a guitar solo nobody has forgotten.
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In 2019, Kodi Lee walked onto the America’s Got Talent stage with his mom by his side. A few minutes later, the whole room was on its feet.
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In 1989, Hank Williams Jr. released a duet with his father, who had died more than 35 years earlier. The music video still gives people goosebumps.
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In November 2003, Rosanne Cash stood on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium and sang “Tennessee Flat-Top Box,” the song her father wrote, at his memorial concert.
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Weeks after Merle Haggard passed away, his sons Noel and Ben stood on stage together and sang two of his songs. Close your eyes and you can almost hear their dad.
Read More »Bill Withers Sings “Lean on Me” Live in Chicago in 1972, the Year It Hit No. 1
In 1972, Bill Withers' "Lean on Me" went to No. 1. This live performance from Chicago that same year shows why the song still means so much.
Read More »Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” Finally Got Its Own Video, 53 Years Later
Louis Armstrong recorded "What a Wonderful World" in 1967. It took until 2020 for the beloved song to get its first official music video, and it is lovely.
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It began with one man singing on a sidewalk in Santa Monica. Then dozens of musicians around the world joined him, one by one, without ever meeting.
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