Most achingly-beautiful music

Too many classical pieces to mention but in the rock world,"Soon","And you and I","Close to the Edge" from Yes,"Afterglow","Ripples" and "Your Own Special Way" from Genesis,and "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" from Pink Floyd aways get my emotions flowing.

Tiny Tim: Tip Toe Through The Tulips (LOL)

Miles davis, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Byrd, Santana

These guys could speak beatiful words through the playing of their individual instruments.

Some may laugh at this one, but oh well! A few years ago, I think it was the Grammy Awards, Lucianno Pavorotti was to perform but became ill at the last minute. Aretha Franklin volunteered to sing the same piece of music and did so. I've never been more moved by a vocal performance before or since. It may have been a combination of the circumstances plus Ms. Franklin's unbelievable voice. I have no explanation. It was truly moving as well as achingly-beautiful.

Mazzy Star's "Fade into you" is a great song with beautifully haunting vocals. I also found Sarah Brightman's CD "Dive" to be chock full of great songs.

Others that may have been missed
1) Karrin Allyson "It's easy to Remember" Ballads album.
2) Dianne Reeves "The Twelvth of Never" That Day album.
3) Natalie Cole "The Music That Makes me Dance" Ask A Women Who Knows album.
4) Bob Dylan "To Make You Feel My Love" Hope Floats album done by Garth Brooks.
5) Hollies "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".
6) Yo-Yo Ma "Doce De Coco" Obrigado Brazil album.
7) Renee Fleming "You'll Never Walk Alone" By Request album.
8) Renee Fleming "River Songs" Two Worlds album of Dave Grusin.
9) Sarah Brightman "Time to Say Goodbye" with Andrea Bocelli.
10) Diana Krall "Your looking At Me" All For You album.
11) Alison Krauss "When You Say Nothing AT All" Live album.
12) Jane Monheit "A Case OF You" Come Dream With Me album. Also on Diana Krall Live album. By Joni Mitchell.
13) Mary Chapin Carpenter "The Long Way Home" Time Sex Love album.
14) Holly Cole "I Can See Clearly Now" Don't Smoke In Bed album.
15) Arvo Part "Fur Alina and Spiegel Im Spiegel"
These are my three. John Dean