16 Inspiring Songs That Honor JFK

President John F. Kennedy is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of children and nuns from the Convent of Mercy as he arrives from Dublin by helicopter at Galway’s sports ground, Ireland, June 29, 1963. On Nov. 22, 1963, the Beatles released their second album, the Beach Boys played to a record-breaking crowd in Marysville, CA, and Elvis Presley wept with gal pal Ann-Margret as they watched the shocking news on television about President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. As we recognize JFK’s 100th birthday this week, here are some of our favorite musical nods to Kennedy and the tragedy that shattered Camelot.