Flashbacks PLUS: Ike & Tina Turner “3 O’Clock In the Morning Blues”

Ike and Tina married in 1958, and Ike helped transform Anna Mae into Tina Turner by changing her name and creating her stage persona. They were soon performing as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue and scoring a string of R&B hits, including “I Idolize You,” “It’s Going to Work Out Fine” and “Poor Fool” […]

Bonnie Raitt & Norah Jones |Tennessee Waltz

“Tennessee Waltz” is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as “The Tennessee Waltz” – by Patti Page. As of 1974, it was the biggest-selling song ever in Japan. With the Tennessee […]

Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera, sing “Baby It’s Cold Outside”

Two top-notch singer songwriters, Cee Lo Green (or Cee Lo Green), an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor joins in a duet with Christina Aguilera, an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. The two are a duo hit, adding warmth to the festive season of love, and giving, AmericaOnCoffee

Sade & Santana “Why Can’t We Live Together”….?

Why Can’t We Live Together” is a song by Timmy Thomas from the album Why Can’t We Live Together which has been covered by numerous artists. Sade and Santana bringing together their individual exotic sounds into this song about peace, is purely magic. Noted is: Sade (1984, on her debut album Diamond Life), What a union it is when Sade’s […]

Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt “I Don’t Know Much”

Don’t Know Much” is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. The original version of this song was recorded by Barry Mann in 1980 and was made famous when it was covered as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville in 1989. The song had a rich history prior to […]

“EDDIE MY LOVE” The Teen Queens (50s Doowop)

“Eddie My Love” is a 1956 doo wop song. According to BMI and ASCAP, the song was written by Maxwell Davis (BMI), Aaron Collins, Jr. (ASCAP), and Sam Ling (BMI). Maxwell Davis played sax on the Teen Queens record. There are a few too many “Eddie My Love” sound alikes and a blatant adaptation of […]

BROOK BENTON AND DINAH WASHINGTON – AND… BABY, YOU’VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES

Originally posted on: Miss Back In The Day USA Remembering where we have been and our experiences as a nation Brook Benton Dinah Washington Baby, You’ve Got What It Takes … “Baby (You’ve Got What It Takes)” is a 1960 song written by Clyde Otis, Murray Stein and Brook Benton. It was originally recorded as […]

“Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson – Beauty and the Beast”

Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the official soundtrack album to Walt Disney Pictures’ thirtieth animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (1991). Originally released on October 29, 1991, by Walt Disney Records, the album’s first half – tracks 2 to 9 – generally contains the film’s musical numbers, all of which […]

Prince & Beyoncé (Prince Medley) “PURPLE RAIN”

FLASHBACKS ARE THE GREATEST WHEN THE SONGS AND PERFORMANCES OF YESTERDAY ARE UTTERLY ENHANCED! AND SO it happened … Prince took the stage alone at first, performing “Purple Rain” with his signature guitar and a purple suit before Beyoncé joined him in a sparkling pink dress, belting out the track alongside the icon. They transitioned […]

Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb “GUILTY”

After the huge success of the Bee Gees in the late 1970s, Gibb began to focus on writing and producing songs. Streisand approached Gibb to write songs for her new album—initially he was going to write or co-write only half the album, but the process went so well he ended up doing the entire album. […]