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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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A fine performance as ever from Aretha Franklin, seen here singing Love all the hurt away. She originally recorded the song with George Benson and does a fair impression of him in this video. What a great voice.
Aretha Franklin – Love all the hurt away

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The excellent soul voice of Aretha Franklin performing the standard Don’t Play That Song For Me, this version taken from the UK tv Cliff Richard Show in 1970.
One of the true greats of soul music.
Aretha Franklin – Don’t Play That Song For Me

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