This spine tingling version of the song was performed on Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny a few years ago.

Beverley Knight – Change Is Gonna Come – Live

I Look to You Tour Poster

Back in 1985 when Whitney Houston released her self titled debut album she took the popular music market by storm, creating the biggest selling debut album by a female artist, spawning the hits  You Give Good Love, HowWill I Know, Saving All My Love For You and The Greatest Love Of All.

The follow up in 1987, called  Whitney, cemented her success in the music industry. The album became the first by a female artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US charts, while the first four single released from the album also reached the top of the singles charts.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, So Emotional and Where Do Broken Hearts Go all hit number one for Whitney while the fifth single Love Will Save The Day also reached the top ten.

Whitney Houston was among the top R&B/Urban Soul Performers of the eighties and in 1992 she married Bobby Brown and starred in the film The Bodyguard, releasing the monster soundtrack title I Will Always Love You, a song that would spend an eternity at the top of the singles charts in the UK and USA.

Having divorced in 2006, Whitney revealed via the Oprah Winfrey TV show just what she had been through during the marriage and how glad she was that it was all over. The R&B singer will embark on a World Tour in December 2009 arriving in Europe and the UK in April 2010.

With an extensive back catalogue of number one hits Whitney Houston tickets are bound to be very popular and are already on sale for the European and UK dates.

The full European and UK dates and venues for Whitney Houston’s ‘I Look To You’ tour can be found on the Viagogo site.

Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (Live)

Taken from the classic album The Score which launched the careers of the band’s members, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel.

The Fugees – Killing Me Softly – Live 1996

Quincy Jones and James Ingram – One Hundred Ways

Corinne Bailey Rae has an incredible voice, sweet and sexy at the same time and in this video she looks like she sounds.

Corinne Bailey Rae – Like A Star

It’s a great track with a great video.

Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing)

Anna Mae Bullock was born in 1939 in a ‘little old town called Nutbush.’

After joining Ike Turner’s band The King of Rhythm as a backing singing in 1956, and changing the name of the band to the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, Ike & Anna Mae Bullock (aka Tina Turner) released their first hit single in the United States in 1960. Ike Turner played guitar and Tina Turner sang lead vocals on A Fool In Love.

Throughout the 1960’s Ike & Tina Turner released over 40 US singles with a handful of titles making the US Billboard Top 40. But the only UK hit was the 1966 classic River Deep Mountain High. And surprisingly enough, River Deep Mountain High only charted in the US Billboard charts at number 88.

And though singles contniued to be released up until 1977, there was only one other top 30 hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and that was, for me the best one. In 1973 Nutbush City Limits sounded like nothing else on Earth!

Hearing the chugging distorted guitar of Ike Turner and Tina Turner’s vivacious half-shouting half chanting vocals were shocking enough. But that was nothing compared to seeing the singer on Top Of The Pops in a spangly mini dress, prancing around the stage with so much energy, and a mouth about as wide as the Blackwall Tunnel.

Seeing Tina Turner sing Nutbush City Limits was scary! But what a fantastic, totally original song. I love the sound of that guitar.

By 1975 Ike & Tina Turner’s popularity had faded and the inevitable split was apparent as Tina Turner began performing solo on US tv shows. She also starred as the Acid Queen in The Who’s rock opera musical, Tommy.

Soon after Ike & Tina Turner divorced and legal proceedings were completed in court in 1978. Tina has since claimed that she was a victim of abuse at the hands of Ike Turner throughout their 14 year marriage, due in part to Ike’s addiction to coacine and prescription drugs.

In 1984 Tina Turner’s solo career went global with the album Private Dancer. It sold over 11 million copies, and included the biggest hit of her recording career to date, What’s Love Got to Do With It.

Sadly, Ike Turner died earlier this year.  But Tina Turner is still performing.  Tina Turner tickets are now available.

Here is a brilliant version of Nutbush City Limits recorded live for US television, complete with full band and backing singers, The Ikettes.

Ike & Tina Turner were inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

UK Live Events

Another music artist who has been recording since the 1960’s is also touring.  Stevie Wonder tickets are available for his forthcoming UK shows.

Tickets can be bought for other live events including comedy and sport.  You can buy Steve Coogan tickets from the Viagogo website.

Lauryn had tasted success with the Fugees introducing their own brand of hip hop/R&B to a massive audience before the release of The Miseducation as her debut album.

Hill has the sweetest R&B voice as demonstrated on this track.

Lauryn Hill – Sweetest Thing