Most achingly-beautiful music

Leslie Mills, "The Keeper".

Mercedes Sosa, her powerful, musical and sweet voice, her entire career towards human justice...always Mercedes!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyOJ-A5iv5I

Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band

Perfectly conceived and written from the heart.

three diverse selections off the top of my head:

Beethoven Symphonies No. 4 & 6 (Pastorale), Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

Crossing the Waters, Steve Schuch & The Night Heron Consort

and yes, Joni Mitchell's Blue (o:

Copland, Gershwin, Louis Armstrong, Rogers & Hammerstein (and several others) should be required listening in grade school since their music is such a part of our national character. Make civics, a foreign language, and art/music appreciation (humanities) mandatory from an early age for a better America!