Cassandra Wilson

Jennifer Hudson 's stirring vocals on "Holly Holy" and Coldplay 's stripped-down version of " I'm A Believer " helped take Neil Diamond on a musical journey of his career.They joined Foo Fighters , Tim McGraw and many others in launching Grammy weekend with performances honoring the 68-year-old Diamond as MusiCares Person of the Year.The music industry charity celebrated Diamond for his philanthropy, which included donating concert merchandise sales last fall to relief efforts for Texas areas ravaged by Hurricane Ike .Surrounded by his children and grandchildren, Diamond listened as more than 50 years of what he called "my little musical creations" were interpreted for 2,200 people at the Los Angeles Convention Center ."I love you for it," he told the crowd.The singer-songwriter thanked his mother, Rose, who was in the audience, recalling how his parents bought him a $10 guitar as a youngster in Brooklyn."They paid it off a dollar a week for 10 weeks," he said. "It was a good investmen...

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