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Elvis Costello performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. MusiCares, a charity for members of the music community, paid tribute to Young for his philanthropic work, including Farm Aid and the Bridge School Concerts.
Crosby, Stills & Nash
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Young's former band mates Stephen Stills (left), Graham Nash (center) and David Crosby, were among the musicians who honored Young with performances of many of his classic songs. "We made some of the best music of our lives with you, man," said Crosby, a previous MusiCares honoree.
Jackson Browne
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Jackson Browne performs at the tribute for Neil Young. More than 2,000 guests at the Los Angeles Convention Center were treated to new interpretations of Young's timeless songs, including "Harvest Moon" and "Cinnamon Girl. "I'd forgotten how many songs I'd written," the 64-year-old musician said.
Josh Groban
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Josh Groban performs at the MusiCares tribute to Neil Young.
Norah Jones
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Norah Jones performs "Tell Me Why " at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young.
"Helpless"
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Musicians Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Neko Case and Leon Russell perform "Helpless" at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Dave Matthews
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Dave Matthews offered a version of "The Needle and the Damage Done" at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young.
Mellencamp and Burnett
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John Mellencamp (left) and T. Bone Burnett (right) perform at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Wilco
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Wilco performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Williams, Harris & Griffin
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Lucinda Williams (left), Emmylou Harris (center), and Patty Griffin perform at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
James Taylor
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James Taylor performs "Heart of Gold" at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young.
Stills & Crow
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Stephen Stills and Sheryl Crow perform at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
T. & Urban
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Booker T. (left) and Keith Urban perform at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Auctioneer
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Jack Black, host of the evening, auctioned off his tie and shoes to benefit MusiCares. (The shoes fetched $600. The tie, $100.) No word on what his pants might have fetched.
Sheryl Crow
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Sheryl Crow arrives at the Los Angeles Convention Center Jan. 29, 2010.
Tony Bennett
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Tony Bennett arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Dwight Yoakam
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Dwight Yoakam arrives at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute honoring Neil Young on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles.
Colbie Caillat
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First-time Grammy nominee Colbie Caillat arrives at the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Neil Young at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Jan. 29, 2010.
Award
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Neil Portnow (left), President of the National Academy of Recording Arts, presents Neil Young with the MusiCares Person of the Year award.