He was also among the many singers who recorded a special new version of the song "We Are the World."

VOA: special.2010.02.26

The Gershwins wrote the song for dancer and actor Fred Astaire for the film "Shall We Dance."

VOA: special.2009.02.08

"The Calling" included this song which she performed at the fortieth anniversary concert, "Why Shouldn't We?"

VOA: special.2010.04.19

We leave you with the song "Elastic Love" which the British-Sri Lankan performer M.I.A helped write.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

She says the song expresses a sense of wonder about the times we live in.

VOA: special.2010.05.28

We leave you with the Beatles performing their nineteen sixty-seven song, "Fool on the Hill."

VOA: special.2009.09.18

We leave you with Alan Jackson and Lee Ann Womack performing a love song.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

We leave you with the song "Rie y Llora" from Celia Cruz's last album.

VOA: special.2009.04.19

We leave you now with another song from Sade's new album, "Soldier of Love."

VOA: special.2010.04.23

We leave you with MGMT performing the title song from their new album, "Congratulations."

VOA: special.2010.04.16

We leave you with Anya Marina and a song called "Not a Through Street."

VOA: special.2009.01.30

We leave you now with more words from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

In nineteen eighty-five, Michael Jackson helped write the song "We Are the World."

VOA: special.2009.07.05

We leave you with their version of the Bob Dylan song "New Pony."

VOA: special.2009.08.07

We leave you with Dolly Parton and a song called "My Mountains,My Home."

VOA: special.2009.09.28

We leave you with a song from a classic film from nineteen sixty-seven.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

We leave you with Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong singing this famous song.

VOA: special.2009.11.09

We leave you with the album's title song, "The Age of Miracles."

VOA: special.2010.05.28

We leave you with that song, "Runaway," from "World Wide Open."

VOA: special.2009.09.11