OT: Famous Male & Female Singing Duos

[marcus]

Sonny & Cher
Ian & Sylvia
Dick & Dee Dee
Paul & Paula
Nino Tempo & April Stevens
Richard & Karen Carpenter
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Jerry butler & Betty Everett
John & Yoko
Friend & Lover

[marcus]

I forgot the most famous of all:

Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

"Happy trails to you...until we meet again."

[renh...@yahoo.com]

You forgot:

Peaches & Herb

Steve and Eydie Gourmet

Come to think of it, maybe it's best you did!

[Aaron Eel]

You seem to have forgotten the Osmonds and the Carpenters. And dont
tell me it was just an accident

Aaron Eel
(Ehrin Lloyd)

[RichL]

Iggy Pop and Kate Pierson (even if it was just for one song).

[MikeLawyr2]

Marty Balin and Grace Slick

[RichL]

MikeLawyr2 <Mbux...@lowenstein.com> wrote:
> Marty Balin and Grace Slick

BINGO!

[iarwain]

Porter Wagner and Dolly Parton

[rwalker]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:38:58 -0800 (PST), iarwain
<iarw...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Porter Wagner and Dolly Parton

George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

[Eric Ramon]

John and Yoko? What song did they duet on?

Shirley and Lee
Brook Benton and Dinah Washington
Wham

[RichL]

Eric Ramon <ramon...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 10:55 am, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Sonny & Cher
>> Ian & Sylvia
>> Dick & Dee Dee
>> Paul & Paula
>> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
>> Richard & Karen Carpenter
>> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
>> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
>> John & Yoko
>> Friend & Lover
>
> John and Yoko? What song did they duet on?

Happy Christmas (War Is Over) is one example.

[Aaron Eel]

On Dec 19, 5:23 pm, Eric Ramon <ramon.e...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 19, 10:55 am, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Sonny & Cher
> > Ian & Sylvia
> > Dick & Dee Dee
> > Paul & Paula
> > Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> > Richard & Karen Carpenter
> > Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> > Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> > John & Yoko
> > Friend & Lover
>
> John and Yoko? What song did they duet on?
>

"No Bed For Beatle John"

Aaron Eel
(Ehrin)

[Jim Beam]

On Dec 19, 1:55 pm, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks

[Jim Beam]

On Dec 19, 5:23 pm, Eric Ramon <ramon.e...@gmail.com> wrote:

Just Like Starting Over

[Bernie Woodham]

Don Henley and Stevie Nicks.
Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford
Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow

[marcus]

On Dec 19, 5:47 pm, "RichL" <rpleav...@yahoo.com> wrote:

"Born In A Prison" at the "One-to-One Concert"

[marcus]

Just thought of another, Pete Seeger and Ronnie Gilbert (1/2 of the
Weavers)...saw them about 25 years ago.

[Bernie Woodham]

Bob Dylan and Joan Baez

[marcus]

Yes...good one!

[marcus]

> "Born In A Prison" at the "One-to-One Concert"-

or maybe it was on "The Mike Douglas Show"....can't remember.

[Rocket Scientist]

What about the Captain and Tennille? I have never heard the "Captain"
sing or utter a word but Wikipedia has them listed as a sing duo. I
thought the Captain's silence was part of the act like Penn and
Teller.

-H

[Fattuchus]

If one song counts, how about Kiki Dee and Elton John. (Don't Go
Breaking My Heart)

[Fattuchus]

> "Born In A Prison" at the "One-to-One Concert"- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I'm not sure what counts as a duet, but Yoko's off key screeching can
be heard at the end of Clean Up Time.

[Fattuchus]

> or maybe it was on "The Mike Douglas Show"....can't remember.- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

It was at the One to One Concert. They may have also done it on Mike
Douglas.

[Fattuchus]

On Dec 19, 12:55 pm, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Here's another male/female duo:

Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. (I know. I'm bad. I'm bad.)

[Raja]

On 19 Dec, 18:55, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sonny & Cher
> Ian & Sylvia
> Dick & Dee Dee
> Paul & Paula
> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> John & Yoko
> Friend & Lover

Asshole and Vagina

[MikeLawyr2]

Re The Captain & Tenille:

I read some quote once attributed to them to the effect that The
Beatles misused their fame, and that The Captain & Tenille would not
misue their fame like The Beatles did.

Apparently they were faithful to this promise.

[Dimitrios Paskoudniakis]

"marcus" <marc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:0b970533-6353-4821...@s14g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...

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The Luck Of The Irish (she (shudder) "sings" a verse, quite out of key)

[Fattuchus]

On Dec 20, 9:26 am, "Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" <greek...@yeahright.com>
wrote:
> "marcus" <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> The Luck Of The Irish (she (shudder) "sings" a verse, quite out of key)- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -

Yes, that's another "duet." J & Y co wrote that song.

[Dimitrios Paskoudniakis]

"marcus" <marc...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:d848920d-3aba-4eb9...@t3g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...

Yes...good one!

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Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt
Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb
Dionne Warwick and Barry Gibb

[iarwain]

> John and Yoko? What song did they duet on?

Sometimes John would sing and Yoko would scream from a bag. Does that
count?

Surprisingly, Yoko was not in the bag because John put her there.

[Bernie Woodham]

Are you sure they weren't lesbians?

[Fattuchus]

On Dec 20, 11:04 am, iarwain <iarwai...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > John and Yoko? What song did they duet on?
>
> Sometimes John would sing and Yoko would scream from a bag.  Does that
> count?

Why not? :-)

I wonder what she was screaming? Oh, I know.

"It's in the bag, John!!!" :-)

[AllaBest]

On Dec 19, 4:23 pm, Eric Ramon <ramon.e...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Brook Benton and Dinah Washington

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTVyP8uYdCI

[Jim Beam]

On Dec 19, 1:55 pm, marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sonny & Cher
> Ian & Sylvia
> Dick & Dee Dee
> Paul & Paula
> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> John & Yoko
> Friend & Lover

An oldie but a goodie, Johnny Cash and June Carter or Kris
Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge

[AllaBest]

Louis Prima and Keely Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iYQehE1mOE

[jsmn...@gmail.com]

On Friday, December 19, 2008 12:55:26 PM UTC-6, marcus wrote:
> Sonny & Cher
> Ian & Sylvia
> Dick & Dee Dee
> Paul & Paula
> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> John & Yoko
> Friend & Lover

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks

[M C hammered]

Yoke and John...
Yoke an Sean...
and...in the FUTCHA....Yoke an Mista Charlie!!

Nuff said

[rwalker]

Steve and Edie.

[Marcus]

On Mar 28, 7:21 pm, rwalker <rwal...@despammed.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:20:55 -0700 (PDT), jsmn.k...@gmail.com wrote:
> >On Friday, December 19, 2008 12:55:26 PM UTC-6, marcus wrote:
> >> Sonny & Cher
> >> Ian & Sylvia
> >> Dick & Dee Dee
> >> Paul & Paula
> >> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> >> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> >> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> >> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> >> John & Yoko
> >> Friend & Lover
>
> >Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
>
> Steve and Edie.

I can't believe that I started this thread back in '08. There must
have been a bunch of "Famous" this and that threads with lists started
by Raja, and I added it, tongue and cheek.

[rwalker]

On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:22:21 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I didn't even notice how old it was! I just saw it here, and added,
tongue-in-cheek, the last (in)famous duo listed.

[soule...@gmail.com]

Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush (albeit on just one song)

[IBen Getiner]

On Mar 28, 11:20 am, jsmn.k...@gmail.com wrote:

The Civil Wars..... Well, they're somewhat famous. A promising sound
for the future.

[Mack A. Damia]

Donnie and Marie
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Les Paul and Mary Ford

Johnny Cash and June Carter

Frank and Nancy Sinatra (Only one hit, but it went to the top)
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood
Shirley and Lee
Mickey and Sylvia
Eurythmics

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[P-Dub]

On 3/29/2013 1:47 AM, soule...@gmail.com wrote:
> Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
> Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush (albeit on just one song)
>

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Donny and Marie Osmond (they rock)

Shirley and Keith Partridge

P-Dub: Doesn't Somebody Want to be Wanted?

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> Les Paul and Mary Ford

I don't believe Les ever sang.

[Mack A. Damia]

Maybe not, but they are many times described as a "singing duo".

--

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:08:32 -0400, Nil
><redn...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
>
>>On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>rec.music.beatles:
>>
>>> Les Paul and Mary Ford
>>
>>I don't believe Les ever sang.
>
> Maybe not, but they are many times described as a "singing duo".

Really??? By who? I've never heard that, and if they were, it's not
accurate.

[Mack A. Damia]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:51:03 -0400, Nil

<redn...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:

>On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>rec.music.beatles:
>
>> On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:08:32 -0400, Nil
>><redn...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>>>rec.music.beatles:
>>>
>>>> Les Paul and Mary Ford
>>>
>>>I don't believe Les ever sang.
>>
>> Maybe not, but they are many times described as a "singing duo".
>
>Really??? By who? I've never heard that, and if they were, it's not
>accurate.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/married-singing-songwriting-duo-les-paul-mary-ford-pose-for-news-photo/89882048

http://musicalmutterings.wordpress.com/tag/vocal-duo/


"Images for singing duos, "Les Paul"


Mary Ford (I) - Biography

www.imdb.com/name/nm0285772/bio

"She and Les Paul were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
for ... With her husband Les Paul, became one of the top musical
singing duos of the ............."


"musical duo" would have been more accurate.

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[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/married-singing-songwr

> iting-duo-les-paul-mary-ford-pose-for-news-photo/89882048
>
> http://musicalmutterings.wordpress.com/tag/vocal-duo/
>
> "Images for singing duos, "Les Paul"
>
> Mary Ford (I) - Biography
>
> www.imdb.com/name/nm0285772/bio
>
> "She and Les Paul were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of
> Fame for ... With her husband Les Paul, became one of the top
> musical singing duos of the ............."

Well, you can find just about every possible combination of random
words on the internet, so I don't take that as being any authority. But
no matter who may have called them a "singing duo" it's just as
misleading and inaccurate as calling them a "guitar-playing duo." And
this thread seems to be about pairs of singers singing duets.

> "musical duo" would have been more accurate.

Yes, that's better.

[Marcus]

On Mar 29, 3:08 pm, Nil <redno...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote in

> rec.music.beatles:
>
> > Les Paul and Mary Ford
>
> I don't believe Les ever sang.

How aboout these two?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRJVlPJKQs

[Mack A. Damia]

Well, I'm not going to lose any sleep over the issue. It could just
as easily be construed as being correct. I mean, there is a "duo",
and there is "singing".

--

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> Well, I'm not going to lose any sleep over the issue. It could
> just as easily be construed as being correct. I mean, there is a
> "duo", and there is "singing".

Well, if one stood there and sang while the other one danced, would you
call it a "dancing duo"?

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

Brilliant! Now THAT's what I call a singing duo!

[Mack A. Damia]

But one didn't dance. The other provided the music that was sung.

--

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> But one didn't dance. The other provided the music that was sung.

Well, no. Les provided the music that was not sung. Mary sung what was
sung. The duo didn't sing, one individual sang. The adjective
inaccurately described the duo.

If one was red and the other blue, would they be a blue duo? I say no.

[Mack A. Damia]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:11:06 -0400, Nil
<redn...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:

>On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
>rec.music.beatles:
>
>> But one didn't dance. The other provided the music that was sung.
>
>Well, no. Les provided the music that was not sung. Mary sung what was
>sung. The duo didn't sing, one individual sang. The adjective
>inaccurately described the duo.

Yes, but you are being pedantic. He played so she had a melody to
sing to, no? The duo was not defined by his playing, but by her
singing. Usually, a professional singer has musical accompaniment; ie,
"The Nelson Riddle Orchestra with Frank Sinatra singing.........."

>If one was red and the other blue, would they be a blue duo? I say no.

Are we still on this? We're in a new century.

--

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> Yes, but you are being pedantic.

Only slightly. Actually, now that I think if it, not at all.

> He played so she had a melody to sing to, no?

No. I don't think he played her melody line. He played accompaniment
parts and left the melody line(s) to her. I hear little duplication of
effort.

> The duo was not defined by his playing, but by her
> singing.

Not by me. They seemed to be on pretty equal footing, but he was
clearly in charge.

> Usually, a professional singer has musical accompaniment;
> ie, "The Nelson Riddle Orchestra with Frank Sinatra
> singing.........."

Precisely. It wasn't "The Nelson Riddle Singing Orchestra". Similarly,
it's not the "Les Paul and Mary Ford Singing Duo" or the "Mary Ford /
Les Paul Guitar Duo". It's the 'Les Paul Mega-Overdubbed Guitar
Orchestra with Mary Ford Singing', or, depending on your point of view,
'The Mary Ford Mega-Overdubbed Chorale with Les Paul Making some Guitar
Noises'. Or, more simply and accurately, "Les Paul and Mary Ford."

>>If one was red and the other blue, would they be a blue duo? I say
>>no.
>
> Are we still on this? We're in a new century.

??? What do centuries have to do with it?

[Mack A. Damia]

Strictly speaking they were a duo and one of them sang; therefore,
that makes them a "singing duo" ( a duo that produced song).

Q.E.D.

Now, off to bed.

--

[Nil]

On 29 Mar 2013, Mack A. Damia <mybaco...@hotmail.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

> Strictly speaking they were a duo and one of them sang; therefore,

> that makes them a "singing duo" (a duo that produced song).
>
> Q.E.D.

OK, so it's "The Boston Pops Triangle Orchestra", and The Beatles were
a Drumming Quartet. I think I finally get it.

;)

[Bernie Woodham]

On Mar 29, 8:39 pm, Nil <redno...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> On 29 Mar 2013, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote in

Which one is the female?

[Nil]

On 30 Mar 2013, Bernie Woodham <birnh...@insightbb.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

Let's not get hung up on labels.

[fred...@gmail.com]

On Friday, December 19, 2008 1:55:26 PM UTC-5, marcus wrote:
> Sonny & Cher
> Ian & Sylvia
> Dick & Dee Dee
> Paul & Paula
> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> John & Yoko
> Friend & Lover

==============================

Stevie Nicks and Kenny Loggins
I haven't seen Paul and Linda

[Bernie Woodham]

On Mar 30, 1:24 pm, Nil <redno...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> On 30 Mar 2013, Bernie Woodham <birnhamw...@insightbb.com> wrote in

> rec.music.beatles:
>
> > On Mar 29, 8:39 pm, Nil <redno...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
>
> >> >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRJVlPJKQs
>
> >> Brilliant! Now THAT's what I call a singing duo!
>
> > Which one is the female?
>
> Let's not get hung up on labels.

Very progressive!

[who?]

My "Beth" always thought I was saying Linda/McCartney.

Jeff

[who?]

Make that Linda McCartney as the main writer. She's not much
of a fan.

[vac...@gmail.com]

Lulu Belle and Scotty

[vac...@gmail.com]

Lulu Belle and Scotty

[Norbert K]

On Friday, December 19, 2008 at 1:55:26 PM UTC-5, marcus wrote:
> Sonny & Cher
> Ian & Sylvia
> Dick & Dee Dee
> Paul & Paula
> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> John & Yoko
> Friend & Lover

Let's see, Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush shared vocald on a few songs, most popularly "Don't Give Up" in '86 or so. I prefer both artists' earlier work, but the drum/bass groove in DGU was okay.

The THE (I forget the bandleader/vicalist's name) had that interesting duet w/ Sinead O'Connor, "Kingdom of Rain" in the late 80s. I'm a bit surprised the video got play on MTV, what with some of the graphic lyrics.

[beatlesfa...@gmail.com]

On Friday, December 19, 2008 at 1:55:26 PM UTC-5, marcus wrote:
> Sonny & Cher
> Ian & Sylvia
> Dick & Dee Dee
> Paul & Paula
> Nino Tempo & April Stevens
> Richard & Karen Carpenter
> Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
> Jerry butler & Betty Everett
> John & Yoko
> Friend & Lover

Though it was for only one hit between these three, here a few more:

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (Endless Love)

Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (We've Got Tonight)

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (Islands in the Stream)