My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.

Henry's built a performance area especially for her. She is also a spokesperson for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; her appearance in commercials for the ASPCA featured "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".

Roberta Flack is best known for her Hot 100 #1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "Feel Like Makin' Love" as well as "Where Is the Love" and "The Closer I Get to You" two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. She and U2 are the only artists to win the award in consecutive years.