Dream Duets

[1382hitsville]

Hi all,

We all know the well known or lesser known duets:
Marvin + Mary
Marvin + Kim
Marvin + Tammi
Marvin + Diana
Diana + Lionel
Diana + Smokey
Diana + Bill [[Cosby)
Edwin + Blinky
Chuck + Yvonne [[only on a cellar ful?)

Are there any classic Motown artist we are wishing to have done a duet?

For example, I am very curious how David Ruffin together with Blinky would sound, in a Norman Whitfield production.

Or Eddie Kendricks and Levi Stubbs.

Any other thoughts? Opinions?

[gordy_hunk]

you missed out a couple of brilliant ones:

Stevie Wonder + Syreeta
Stevie Wonder + Charlene

[luke]

GC and Syreeta-? I would have loved to hear Marvin and Brenda.

[iconicpuff]

Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler!
Reckon Barbara Randolph would've sounded good with a male partner!

[rovereab]

Syreeta and Marvin

[DwightTurner]

Martha Reeves & Smokey
Tammi & David Ruffin
Barbara McNair & Jimmy Ruffin
Brenda Holloway & Eddie Holland

[miss_lish]

Diana Ross and Luther Vandross

[milven]

Diana Ross and Luther Vandross

I saw a video once where Luther was in audience and sang with Diana. And didn't he sing on one of Diana's RCA albums?
On YOU TUBE somebody put together a nice mix of Diana,Lionel, Mariah and Luther singing Endless Love


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2Qlg33s3M

[miss_lish]

Yes, Luther joined Miss Ross at Radio Music City Hall for a duet during RTL. He also appeared on Silk Electric and Red Hot Rhythm and Blues, but in the background.

[JimBagley]

Dennis Edwards was supposed to record Don't Look Any Further with Chaka Khan but she was unavailable. I think that would have been an incredible pairing.

[marv2]

Although they did duet on one song, I would have loved to have had a whole album of Mary Wilson and Eddie Kendricks.

[miss_lish]

What song did Mary and Eddie duet on?

[marv2]

From 1969......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB1PQshVWW0

[miss_lish]

Oh yes, I remember this now. I love Mary on this; not so crazy about Eddie. Mary seems more expressive with her vocals on this version than the others.

[smark21]

Yes, Luther joined Miss Ross at Radio Music City Hall for a duet during RTL. He also appeared on Silk Electric and Red Hot Rhythm and Blues, but in the background.

RTL was at MSG, not Radio City Music Hall. Ross wanted the largest venue possible to carry out her evil, devilish show.

[arrr&bee]

I've always envisioned the temps[with david on lead]joining the supremes on thier[take me where you go]that duet would've sold a million copies hands down!!

[jboy88]

I actually wish that Marvin Gaye and Valerie Simpson would have recorded a legit album of duets. Regardless of how much you think val vocally contributed to "Easy", it's still considered part of the Marvin & Tammi canon. A Marvin and Valerie Simpson duet would have been more Upscale and sophisticad like Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway and less Cotton candy like Marvin and Tammi. The pairing definately would have struck old in the mid 70s.

[miss_lish]

Oh yes!! Of course she did! ;o)

[1382hitsville]

Thanks for all your thoughts!

What about Thelma Houston? She has an increbible voice. Who to pair her with? Stevie Wonder?

[treborij]

A couple of duets I wished had happened:

Mary Wells & Smokey - I know I Want You Around but wish there had been more. I'm totally happy with Mary and Marvin but she and Smokey had such a special musical relationship. Smokey saved some of his best arrangements for her so I could imagine there would have been some real nice music made.

Smokey & Claudette - I don't know the early Miracles albums all that well [[pre Going To A Go Go) but are there any duets between the two? She had such a sweet voice and rounded out the group sound so nicely. And the one solo number I heard of hers was quite nice. I really missed her sound when she stopped singing with them. But did they duet on any early Miracles material on albums? They should have done a duet album.

[RossHolloway]

Marvin + Oma Page - they cut some really great songs together.

How would Martha & The Vandellas + The Isley Brothers have sounded? Or
Gladys Knight & The Pips + The Isley Brothers?

[robbert]

Diana & Jean...? :cool:

[1382hitsville]

Billy Preston and Diana?

[REDHOT]

Mary Wilson and Luther Vandross,Freda Payne and Marvin Gaye,Syreeta and Micheal Jackson,Scherrie Payne and Stevie Wonder.
Please stay positive

[topdiva1]

Mary Wilson and Dionne Warwick

Kelly Rowland and Justin Timberlake

Dennis Edwards and Aretha Franklin

Chaka Khan and The Three Degrees

Ron Isley and Anita Baker

[jonc]

Martha-Rose Reeves and Tiny Tim.

[smark21]

Lynda Laurence and Norma Lewis

[jonc]

Cindy Scott and ice Cream Sundary Tucker.

[miss_lish]

Please stay positive and Don't stay negative.

[captainjames]

Perhaps we missed a couple
Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder "Once In My Life"
Diana Ross and Michael Jackson " Ease On Down The Road"

[pshark]

Stevie & Chaka
Stevie & Bob Marley
Stevie & Bootsy
Eddie Kendricks & Leon Russell
Marvin Gaye & Gil Scott-Heron
Rick James & Michael Jackson
Billy Preston & Larry Graham

[topdiva1]

Mary Wilson and Brenda Russell

Tina Turner and Tank

Freda and Scherrie Payne

Nancy Wilson and Babyface

[nabob]

I actually wish that Marvin Gaye and Valerie Simpson would have recorded a legit album of duets. Regardless of how much you think val vocally contributed to "Easy", it's still considered part of the Marvin & Tammi canon. A Marvin and Valerie Simpson duet would have been more Upscale and sophisticated like Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway and less Cotton candy like Marvin and Tammi. The pairing definitely would have struck old in the mid 70s.

What a nice idea, but this might have meant that we would never have gotten the pairing of Nick & Val. That would have been a travesty.

[tomato tom]

How can you forget Thelma Houston & Jerry Butler!!!!...Simply soul personified...Paulo XXXX

[RossHolloway]

This is more of a dream project: A Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Christmas album circa 1967.

[tomato tom]

Caston & Majors xxx

[RossHolloway]

Christmas duet Album by the Supremes & Temptations from 1968

[jobeterob]

That was a good one Ross; would be so cool if such an album, or a few cuts like that existed.

[Koach]

Diana Ross and Marilyn McCoo, perhaps?