So it did in the New York City subway system, where for 30 years Alice Tan Ridley sang gospel, R&B and Motown to the lost souls and tormented beings emerging from or racing for the cars at Times ...

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the semi-finals of "America's... Opinion: Alice Tan Ridley and the joy of music ...

Sponsor Message Alice Ridley, called Tan by friends and relatives, had always sung with her family. In New York, she began performing on street corners and in subway stations. After her marriage ...

By the time Alice Tan Ridley tried out for America's Got Talent in 2010, she had already led a tough, full, and interesting life. Her audition song aptly, was the Etta James classic, "At Last." ...

By the time Alice Tan Ridley tried out for America's Got Talent in 2010, she had already led a tough, full, and interesting life. Her audition song aptly, was the Etta James classic, "At Last." Ms.