Judy Collins, Mandy Patinkin, Renée Fleming, Michael R. Jackson, Melissa Errico, Tony Kushner, Sherman Irby and New York Times writers and editors pick 14 songs to seal the deal.
Jerry Popiel, a Coast Guard member and Cleveland musician, wrote a song about the “Marine Electric” disaster that killed 31 people. The ship had inspired another songwriter to write a song, but he ...