also tonight, talented singer-song writer amos lee is here. his latest project is getting terrific reviews and it's called "mission bell." later on, a special acoustic performance from amos. we're glad you've joined us. rod woodson and amos lee coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley d. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: rod woodson spent 10 of his seasons with the pittsburgh steelers before going on to help the ravens win a super bowl title back in 2001 in 2009 he was inducted into the pro football hall of fame and s

amos lee is atop the billboard 200 this week. author amy chua and a performance from amos lee. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a>> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment, one conversation at a time. >> nationwide is on your side >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> amy chua is a professor of law at yale and author whose books include "world on fire." the latest is "battle hymn of the tiger mother." she joins us from new haven, connecticut. >> thanks for having me. >> one would have to live under a rock to not hear about this tiger mom controversy. it seems every television net

. >> jeff glor is standing by with amos lee.ybe you could share some of that champagne, erica. come on here. everybody. >> congratulations, guys. >> we're talking music now. if you haven't heard much about amos lee, you are missing out these days. the philadelphia-born singer-songwriter's new c d-day booed at number one on billboard's top 200 chart. there he is. it offers a great combination. a mixture of folk, country, r & b, blues, and gospel. mission bell, his latest cd, is in store now. it's got solid reviews from critics, and here now to perform his latest single, windows are rolled down. amo lee. ♪ ♪ the windows are rolled down ♪ steering wheel ♪ ♪ who do you call to ease your pain ♪ ♪ i hope for you to get through this rain ♪ ♪ windows are rolled down moon is hanging low ♪ ♪ windows are rolled down i think it's time for me to go ♪ ♪ hey ♪ is it what you dreamed it'd be ♪ ♪ are you locked up in this fantasy ♪ ♪ oh, this miles that have torn us apart ♪ ♪ oh, my newfound faith and my broken heart ♪ ♪ windows are rolled down

tavis: amos lee on his latest project. that's next time. see you then. >> all i know his name is james and needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> everyone making a difference? >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to financial empowerment one step at a time sm nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions from your pbs station from viewers like you. your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

tavis: up next, a special performance by amos lee. when he joined as recently on this program for the release of his latest cd, decided to perform a second song for us, which will share right now. this week, his cd "mission bell" grabbed the top spot on the billboard charts. here is a miss performing "out of the cold." ♪ [guitar] ♪ it's hard to argue with a bulletproof vest coz you can't walk straight with a bullet in your chest another man down with a flag to fold it takes a lot of nothing coming out of the cold ♪ [guitar] a true servant never wants to see you cry of the same can be said of his brand new bride love with no hand to hold it takes a lot of loving coming out of the cold it takes a lot of loving coming out of the cold mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm hmmm [guitar] ♪ looking at the pictures up on the shelf feeling mere shadows themselves 22 years, still he feels so cold it takes a lot of loving coming out of the cold yack, it takes a lot of loving coming out of the cold it takes a lot of loving coming out of the cold it tak