Pairs #55 (Music Edition)

Les Cooper and the Soul Rockers. U.S. doo wop musician and rock instrumentalist and his band (1962).

Fooled Around and Fell in Love. Song written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas on lead vocals.

Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. A pair of Motown singers who recorded an album of duets together. Several of the tracks from that album became hit singles.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. U.S. rock singer / songwriter / guitarist (nicknamed “The Boss”) and the band that backed him through most of the 1980s. While the band were given credit in live performances, they were seldom credited on studio albums or singles.

Desmond Dekker and the Aces. Jamaican singer (the first to have a U.S. hit with Jamaican-style music) and his backup band consisting of brothers Carl, Patrick, Clive and Barry Howard (1967-1969).

Incense and Peppermints. Song recorded by the U.S. psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock, and ripped from the album of the same name. It spent one week in the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1967.

Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band. England-based soul band (1965-1968).

The Mamas & the Papas. Folk rock vocal group consisting of John Phillips, Cass Elliot, Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty (1965-1968).

Eric B. & Rakim. U.S. hip hop duo (1986-1993).

Paul McCartney and Wings. Former Beatle Paul McCartney and the band Wings, which he founded, and with which he performed and recorded from 1971 until 1981.

Rodgers and Hart. The partnership between composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart (c. 1920 until 1943). Together, they contributed to about 23 musical plays, a number of which were later turned into films. Many of their songs became pop and jazz standards. Notably, Ella Fitzgerald recorded the double album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book in 1956.

“Wishin' and Hopin’.” A Top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield in the U.S., written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows. English beat, pop, rock, and surf rock band (1958-1968).

Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. Collaborators on the single “I'll Be Missing You,” recorded for Puff Daddy’s 1997 No Way Out album.

Jay & the Techniques. U.S. pop group from Allentown, Pennsylvania (1967-1976).

John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The collaboration between ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. Ono was frequently credited on the B-side of Lennon’s singles, as a solo artist or with the Plastic Ono Band. The label credit for “Instant Karma!” in the U.K. was Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band. In the U.S., the label credit was John Ono Lennon (Lennon had legally changed his middle name name from “Winston” to “Ono” to honor his wife.)

Richard Hell and the Voidoids. U.S. punk rock band (1976-1979, 1981-1983).

Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. Label credit on the single release of the duet “Endless Love,” cut as a single from the soundtrack of the film by the same name.

“Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.” Recurring lyrics in “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a traditional English Christmas carol first published c. 1780.

Junior Walker & the All Stars. U.S. vocalist and instrumentalist (primarily saxophone) who recorded R&B and funk. He was backed by the All Stars from c. 1961 until 1979.

Bill Haley & His Comets. Also styled as Bill Haley and the Comets; Bill Haley's Comets. One of the very first rock and roll groups (1947-1981).

Paul & Paula. U.S. pop singing duo consisting of Raymond Glenn "Ray" Hildebrand and Jill Jackson (1962-1965).

“Needles and Pins.” Rock song credited to Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono, and initially recorded by Jackie DeShannon. The song was later covered by the Searchers, Smokie, the Ramones, Gene Clark, Petula Clark, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks (among others).

Sly & the Family Stone. U.S. funk band (1966-1983).