Brother [[or sister) From Another Mother

[nativeNY63]

Okay kids. This one relates to artists who are similar in musical style and vocals

Examples:

Patrice Rushen/Alicia Keys - synthesizer/ piano

Al Jarreau/Kem - vocals

Luther/Freddie Jackson - vocals

Your turn!

[sansradio]

Bill Withers/Anthony Hamilton

[marv2]

Bill Withers/Anthony Hamilton

Bill Withers and Etta James could have been sister and brother if you listen to them closely.

[sansradio]

Bill Withers and Etta James could have been sister and brother if you listen to them closely.

Interesting. Would have never considered that.

[marv2]

Interesting. Would have never considered that.

Sansradio, it took me a while to make the connection. First of all, when both achieved some amount of success earlier in their individual careers, I am certain people could see that each would be around for the long run. Listening to them in their various interviews, they are both straight forward, no-nonsense and speak in a matter of fact type way. Neither appeared to have an ego and came across very genuinely down to Earth. Like you could have a beer or a drink with them and not trip on them being famous.

Now when Bill or Etta sang, it was pure, raw talent. To me, I always got the impression from both of them that they had the attitude of "This is my song and I am going to sing it dammit!". They were not concerned with how they looked or moved on stage and people loved it! Going a little bit further, if you look really close at each of their faces [[across the forehead and the eyes.....) they look like they could have been related. Those are just some of my observations. I loved them both and wished I had had the opportunity to meet them in person.

[nativeNY63]

Easy one: Disco legend, Vaughn Mason/Larry Blackmon - Cameo.

[nativeNY63]

Bill Withers/Anthony Hamilton

Bill Withers/Al Green I believed they cut a track back in the aughts.

[marv2]

One other thing about Etta James and Bill Withers [[other than I just learned that they were both born in 1938). Their childhoods and the way they came up caused them both to mature much younger than the average person.

[arr&bee]

Farrell-curtis mayfield.

[sansradio]

Sarah Vaughan/Anita Baker

[nativeNY63]

Sarah Vaughan/Anita Baker

Anita Baker/Toni Braxton [[Supposedly she was inspired by Baker, per her bio)

[sansradio]

Anita Baker/Toni Braxton [[Supposedly she was inspired by Baker, per her bio)

I've always said that Toni Braxton was the closest equivalent to her generation's Phyllis Hyman.

[marv2]

Anita Baker/Toni Braxton [[Supposedly she was inspired by Baker, per her bio)

I always thought that Anita Baker sounded like a modern Sarah Vaughn or a female Michael McDonald. LOL!

[sansradio]

I always thought that Anita Baker sounded like a modern Sarah Vaughn or a female Michael McDonald. LOL!

Patti Austin declares that Baker and McDonald are the same person.

[marv2]

Patti Austin declares that Baker and McDonald are the same person.

hehehehehehehehe......!!!! Patti so bad! She is from my town here on Long Island. LOL!

[splanky]

Patti Austin declares that Baker and McDonald are the same person.

Patti did a whole comedy skit in the middle of a live performance where she not only
playfully shaded her own duet partner, James Ingram, but did mocking impersonations
of Michael Jackson, Anita Baker and Michael McDonald. It was hilarious. I had it on a
cassette tape which I don't have anymore but I thinking it has to be on youtube somewhere...

[marv2]

Dionne Warwick and Jean Terrell.

[marv2]

Peabo Bryson and Roy Hamilton....sorta.

[arr&bee]

peabo bryson and roy hamilton....sorta.

roy would've sung peabo under the table.

[splanky]

roy would've sung peabo under the table.

I know that's right!...

[marv2]

Gladys Knight and Curtis Mayfield.

[marv2]

Chaka Khan and Carolyn Crawford. Belters!!!

[thatanyway]

Okay kids. This one relates to artists who are similar in musical style and vocals

Examples:

Patrice Rushen/Alicia Keys - synthesizer/ piano

Al Jarreau/Kem - vocals

Luther/Freddie Jackson - vocals

Your turn!

Ohh, Kem sounds like Al Jarreau??? : ) *falls off my seat* [[I do that a lot though)


Alright.
Gerald Alston sounds so much like: .............Edit a day later then...: Sam Cooke
[[anyone can finish that sentence : ) ...and so many would love to sound like 'him )

[nativeNY63]

A few more easy ones. These guys were either produced by the former or were labelmates.

Babyface/Tony Rich [[Project)
Boys II Men/Uncle Sam

[nativeNY63]

Another Babyface one. Jon B.
Brandy/Fantasia

[nativeNY63]

Chaka/Vesta. Major pipes!

[grapevine]

Marvin Gaye / JJ Barnes
Sam Cooke / Johnny Nash
Donny Hathaway / Stevie Wonder
Timi Yuro / Big Maybelle

Grape

[nativeNY63]

Lalah Hathaway/ Jill Scott
Harold Melvin/Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Grover Washington, Jr./Everette Harp/Kenny G. - sax

[Motown Eddie]

Marvin Junior/Teddy Pendergrass
Diana Ross/Felice Taylor
The Supremes/The Three Degrees [[in their mid '70s songs)

[Motown Eddie]

Can't forget these artists;
Isaac Hayes/Barry White
Donny Hathaway/George Benson
The Jackson 5/Brotherly Love [[also Foster Sylvers & The Osmonds in their 'One Bad Apple' period)
Prince/Georgio [[also Ready For The World)

[nativeNY63]

Al Green/Syl Johnson

[marv2]

Marvin Junior [[the Dells) and Teddy Pendergrass.

[nativeNY63]

G.C. Cameron/ Curtis Mayfield

[marv2]

Patti LaBelle/Regina Belle

[phil]

Al Green / Sidney Joe Quails : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJvcfw-2EKs

Sam Cooke / Louis Williams [[Ovations) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z21reeFnYQ

[Motown Eddie]

One more:

Curtis Mayfield/William DeVaughn [["Be Thankful For What You Got").

[nativeNY63]

I used these two in another of my threads: Teddy Pendergrass/Jahiem. Teddy was asked once what he thought of the comparison. TP: "I'm not impressed. "

[nativeNY63]

William Clayton/ Al Green/Johnnie Taylor

[nativeNY63]

Luv Machine [[The Miracles) /Sylvers

[JimBagley]

As Marv wrote earlier, Marvin Junior followed by Teddy Pendergrass.
Teddy referred to Marvin as “my musical Dad”

My musical brothers would be Teddy and David Ebo who replaced him in the Blue Notes. This was Ebo’s only solo hit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCvb-o3J8Aw

[nativeNY63]

SWV/Immature/Total

[splanky]

SWV/Immature/Total

By this time in the 90's almost all of the girl groups sounded the same to me...Few
could really harmonize too....

[nativeNY63]

Rue Davis/Johnnie Taylor/Bobby Womack

[arr&bee]

Deon jackson..the poor man's smokey.