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Old 01-01-2015, 14:09
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I'm often fascinated by the dress and little routines of the backing singers for some major artists.

As an example, check out the three girls backing Aretha Franklin here, all those years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKkWj2WpWM
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Old 01-01-2015, 14:43
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I loved Madonna's backing singers, Niki and Donna. The fact that all three of them were incredibly close made their chemistry incredible on stage. Sadly they don't work together anymore, as Niki had a family and Donna moved on to other things. I wonder if they will contact each other.
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Old 01-01-2015, 16:07
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I'm often fascinated by the dress and little routines of the backing singers for some major artists.

As an example, check out the three girls backing Aretha Franklin here, all those years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKkWj2WpWM
I think that's The Sweet Inspirations on backing vocals. They say in background singers in the US.

As I've mentioned elsewhere there is a magnificent documentary on such singers called '20 Feet from Stardom' (by Morgan Neville) which includes the work of Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer. Quite brilliant.
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Old 01-01-2015, 22:26
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I loved Madonna's backing singers, Niki and Donna. The fact that all three of them were incredibly close made their chemistry incredible on stage. Sadly they don't work together anymore, as Niki had a family and Donna moved on to other things. I wonder if they will contact each other.
Interesting information, what I was hoping for, was some other examples on YouTube like the one I linked.
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Old 01-01-2015, 23:25
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I think that's The Sweet Inspirations on backing vocals. They say in background singers in the US.

As I've mentioned elsewhere there is a magnificent documentary on such singers called '20 Feet from Stardom' (by Morgan Neville) which includes the work of Merry Clayton and Lisa Fischer. Quite brilliant.
Lisa Fischer is my favourite 'Gimme Shelter' guest girl........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctrC9FtkmYA
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Old 02-01-2015, 00:44
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Ray Charles with The Raelettes - I Can't Stop Loving You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZKHW74lCpo
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Old 02-01-2015, 09:44
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The Opals (Rose Addison, Myra Tillison, and Rose "Tootsie" Jackson) were a female teenage, mostly session singing group, who provided the uncredited "Shoop, Shoop" backing in Betty Everett's "It's in His Kiss." I can't find a live concert performance of this, just Everett miming to it in a TV performance.

So here are "The Opals," on their own. They deserved more recognition as they were also uncredited backing other singers, before having a few releases of their own..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAz0zFWswnM
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Old 02-01-2015, 10:32
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Dusty Springfield with her regular backing singers Lesley Duncan & Madeline Bell .

I Can't Go On Without You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPjXm9b5Wk0

Another one from Aretha , she really goes for it in this clip . Reach Out & Touch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VKg24uwt8
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Old 02-01-2015, 10:59
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Dusty Springfield with her regular backing singers Lesley Duncan & Madeline Bell .

I Can't Go On Without You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPjXm9b5Wk0

Another one from Aretha , she really goes for it in this clip . Reach Out & Touch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VKg24uwt8

I liked Madeline Bell, she was part of "Blue Mink."

We saw them once performing at a Manchester nightclub.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAWn4FO1MOw
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Old 02-01-2015, 11:18
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Ike & Tina Turner with The Ikettes - River Deep Mountain High .. They sure burned some calories doing their shows .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPOFNyvN2Y0
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