Odd Pairings

[Tex]

I had a discussion recently with a friend who is a studio musician in Nashville about odd musical pairings: duets or groupings that seem unlikely.

I thought through every such pairing that I could think of and my vote is:

Ernest Tubb and the Andrews Sisters.

Forget Ernest Tubb the grizzled old goat who was still performing Waltz Across Texas and Walking the Floor Over You in the 70's and 80's. In the 1930's and 40's Tubb was young and considered attractive. Most country music pros at the time thought Tubb made it on his looks and ability to seduce women. He met the Andrews Sisters in WW2 while they were doing a USO show together. They hit it off and after the war did a Texas/Oklahoma/Lousiana tour together. They collaborated and recorded Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
and I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You

[Chicago Jake]

The oddest pairing I ever saw was Bing Crosby and David Bowie doing a duet of "Little Drummer Boy."

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Bono & Sinatra singing "I've Got You Under My Skin" on Sinatra's "Duets" CD.

[Tex]

Ray Charles and Willie Nelson Seven Spanish Angels was on the list too.

[Irish Stu]

Harry Belafonte and The Muppets singing "Turn The World Around"



Simon

[Tex]

I hadn't thought about Belafonte and the Muppets, but that's a contender too.

The Traveling Wilburys: Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty was quite a mixture, but by most accounts they worked well together.

[innit Geezer]

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach did a fantastic album together in 1998, "Painted From Memory" is a warm and romantic compilation that I highly recommend. I've seen Elvis Costello in concert several times (too long ago) and he's about the most adaptable musician/singer song writer I know.



www.elviscostello.com/

[drmryder]

Kid Rock and Hank Williams Jr. Not as odd and Bing and David though.

[DT]

I had a discussion recently with a friend who is a studio musician in Nashville about odd musical pairings: duets or groupings that seem unlikely.

I browse and listen to a lot of music. (keeps me awake) I run into odd pairings all the time.


Take an Italian tenor who is one of the best known vocal performers in contemporary times. This tenor is awesome!!!!



Add a Texas rocker, who I seen many moons ago, doing an opening act for Cheap Trick (Chicago band) in Chicago. His act was better than the front liner.



Put them together and here’s what you get.
Bravo, Luciano Pavarotti & Meat Loaf!!!!




Take a Detroit rocker/rapper whose talent could pair him with any style of music.



Add a Louisiana country/southern rocker. Who was born to boogie!!!!



Put them together and here’s what you get.
Bravo, Kid Rock & Hank Williams!!!!




Here’s a pair that shows you what God given talent can do.
You take a Missouri rock n roller add a Detroit rocker/rapper.



Put them together for one kick-ass country song. Amazing!!!!
Bravo, Kid Rock & Cheryl Crow!!!!




Then there’s the pair that technology created.
Bravo, Hank Williams Jr & Hank Williams Sr.!!!!

www.pcplanets.com/videos-41830-There-s-A-Tear-In-My-Beer.shtml


Take one of the best rock n roll bands.



Add some, old school hip hop New Yorkers.

www.pcplanets.com/videos-52538--Mary-Mary-.shtml

Put them together and here’s what you get.
Bravo, Aerosmith & Run DMC!!!!




Take one of the best hip hop artist in the business.



Add a great country artist.



Put them together and here's what you get.

Bravo, Nelly & Tim Mcgraw!!!!




psssst..... A fun post for me that also re-enforces the fact that any music played well. Makes for great music.