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The definitive version of the Cat Stevens song First Cut Is The Deepest, in my opinion. PP Arnold performs the song on Beat Club on UK TV in 1967.
There have been many covers of this classic song, many great versions, this is my favourite.
P.P.Arnold – The First Cut Is The Deepest

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I’m not sure when this clip was recorded, but it features a beautiful acoustic version of Many Rivers To Cross performed by Jimmy Cliff with Jools Holland playing some wonderful piano to accompany the smooth vocals of Cliff.
Jimmy Cliff first recorded the track for his 1969 album, simply called, ‘Jimmy Cliff.’  Many Rivers To Cross [...]

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David Bowie with the funky Golden Years performing on Soul Train in 1975. Bowie allegedly had to get himself drunk before he could perform on the show.
Golden Years is taken from the album Station to Station which was released in 1976. The album features the last of Bowie’s alter ego’s The Thin White Duke and [...]

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This is Quincy Jones featuring the vocals of James Ingram on the 1980’s song One Hundred Ways. This performance is shot at the Paramount Theater,  Seattle in 1983.
Quincy Jones and James Ingram – One Hundred Ways

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Billy Preston was among the first artists to sign for The Beatles Apple label, he worked closely with the band during the recording of Let It Be when he was often referred to as the fifth Beatle.
This was Preston’s biggest hit in 1969, That’s The Way God Planned It. This performance comes from the early [...]

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