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    Brother [[or sister) From Another Mother

    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!

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    Bill Withers/Anthony Hamilton

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    Bill Withers/Anthony Hamilton
    Bill Withers and Etta James could have been sister and brother if you listen to them closely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    Bill Withers and Etta James could have been sister and brother if you listen to them closely.
    Interesting. Would have never considered that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    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.
    Last edited by marv2; 04-08-2020 at 12:19 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    Bill Withers/Anthony Hamilton
    Bill Withers/Al Green I believed they cut a track back in the aughts.

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

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    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.

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    Farrell-curtis mayfield.

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    Sarah Vaughan/Anita Baker

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    Gladys Knight and Curtis Mayfield.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    Sarah Vaughan/Anita Baker
    Anita Baker/Toni Braxton [[Supposedly she was inspired by Baker, per her bio)

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    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.

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    Chaka Khan and Carolyn Crawford. Belters!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    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!

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    Dionne Warwick and Jean Terrell.

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    Peabo Bryson and Roy Hamilton....sorta.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    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...

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    Quote Originally Posted by splanky View Post
    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...
    Bam!


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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    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 )
    Last edited by thatanyway; 04-11-2020 at 06:15 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sansradio View Post
    Bam!

    You found it! Thanks sansradio...

    I've been searching youtube for any indication that Bill Withers did indeed record with
    Al Green as someone mentioned. No luck yet, tho. There was singer who fronted a
    Sam Cooke tribute act many years ago and who sounded just like him but I cannot
    remember his name to save my life. After 60 memory becomes a sieve, I guess...

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by splanky View Post
    You found it! Thanks sansradio...

    I've been searching youtube for any indication that Bill Withers did indeed record with
    Al Green as someone mentioned. No luck yet, tho. There was singer who fronted a
    Sam Cooke tribute act many years ago and who sounded just like him but I cannot
    remember his name to save my life. After 60 memory becomes a sieve, I guess...
    Splanky, you couldn't find a Bill Withers/Al Green duet because it don't exist! My bad. I meant to say Al Green/Anthony Hamilton.
    Whew.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    peabo bryson and roy hamilton....sorta.
    roy would've sung peabo under the table.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arr&bee View Post
    roy would've sung peabo under the table.
    I know that's right!...

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    Splanky, you couldn't find a Bill Withers/Al Green duet because it don't exist! My bad. I meant to say Al Green/Anthony Hamilton.
    Whew.
    I meant to tell you earlier I have Al's stuff with Ant, in fact I've always loved most of his
    duets with other singers. Especially Queen Latifah [[Simply Beautiful) and Ann Nesby[[Put
    It On Paper). I can't think of anyone who sounds like him ,tho...

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    Quote Originally Posted by splanky View Post
    I meant to tell you earlier I have Al's stuff with Ant, in fact I've always loved most of his
    duets with other singers. Especially Queen Latifah [[Simply Beautiful) and Ann Nesby[[Put
    It On Paper). I can't think of anyone who sounds like him ,tho...
    I agree. Thanks. There's even a "remix" of Simply Beautiful without Latifah's voice!

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    Another Babyface one. Jon B.
    Brandy/Fantasia

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    Chaka/Vesta. Major pipes!

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

    Grape

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

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    Marvin Junior/Teddy Pendergrass
    Diana Ross/Felice Taylor
    The Supremes/The Three Degrees [[in their mid '70s songs)
    Last edited by Motown Eddie; 04-29-2020 at 08:17 AM.

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    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)
    Last edited by Motown Eddie; 04-29-2020 at 08:17 AM.

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    Al Green/Syl Johnson

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    Marvin Junior [[the Dells) and Teddy Pendergrass.

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    G.C. Cameron/ Curtis Mayfield

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    Patti LaBelle/Regina Belle

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    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

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    One more:

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

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    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. "

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    William Clayton/ Al Green/Johnnie Taylor

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    Luv Machine [[The Miracles) /Sylvers

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    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
    Last edited by JimBagley; 05-14-2020 at 01:31 PM. Reason: Addition

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    SWV/Immature/Total

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativeNY63 View Post
    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....

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    Rue Davis/Johnnie Taylor/Bobby Womack

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    Deon jackson..the poor man's smokey.

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