Tribute to heroes

[gerbie]

My mother had watched the tribute to all the heroes on video (it was broadcasted in the middle of the night over here), but had hardly recognized anybody. I had to watch it with here today to enlighten here. I could tell her some names, but was surprised by the number I didn't know. Please help me with some of the names:

The lady in the first hour, sitting at her piano, I thought to be Oleta Adams, but later thought it wasn't.
A group covering Pink Floyd's Wish you were here
A lady in the second hour, also behind the piano, blond with a style resembling a bit Tori Amos
The one we thought at first to be Celine Dion, singing God Bless America, but then thought that they wouldn't let a Canadian sing that song.

Please help us.

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[somegirl.livejournal.com]

alicia keys. fred durst of limp bizkit and jonny reznik of goo goo dolls and maybe some other people. beats me, didnt see her. and it was celine dion.

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[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Thanx. I'll tell mom.

[jeroen.livejournal.com]

The woman at the piano was Alicia Keys, the other woman behind the piano was Sheryl Crow, the group covering pink floyd was Limp Bizkit together with John Rzeznik from the GooGoo dolls, and it was indeed Celine Dion singing God Bless America.

that'll be 5 bucks please :).

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[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Send me a bill. Sheryl Crow and Limp Bizkit where guesses I didn't dare mention here. According to my mom, Celine was better looking than this lady, but I'll tell her who it was now. Alicia Keys doesn't ring any bells, though I liked her song.

Neil remains my hero and higlight though.

[jeroen.livejournal.com]

yes, a program with Eddie Vedder, Springsteen and Neil Young, good music.

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[gerbie.livejournal.com]

While I'm asking anyway. Was Tom Petty there with a beard, near the begin, looking older than before. And who covered the Marley song (was it redemption song)?

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[jeroen.livejournal.com]

yes, he was there, I think it was Redemption song, and he really did look old(er).

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[gerbie.livejournal.com]

But Petty didn't do redemption song, he is not black with a west-indian accent.

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[jeroen.livejournal.com]

jeez, I should get to bed, I'm talking nonsense here :)

Wyclef Jean did Redemption song.

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[gerbie.livejournal.com]

The one from the Fugees?

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[jeroen.livejournal.com]

yes, he's from the Fugees, not my kind of music though

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[gerbie.livejournal.com]

Haitian if I remember well. He was the pride of all the local kids, I was there and saw some sort of free festival, where myself and my travel partner at that time were obviously big attractions as the only two non-coloured people around.