Dusty, Dusty, Dusty

by Dick Mac

Dusty Springfield performed a lot of duets on television. Not enough of them, of course, but there are decades worth of them.

I tried to pick just one, but had to publish a collection because I just couldn't pick one.

Dusty and the television camera had a love affair in the 1960s, and I was a beneficiary of it!

Here she sings the Nile Rodgers-penned, Diana Ross hit "Upside Down," with Tom Jones



Here she sings the Motown classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" with Englebert Humperdink:



Here she interviews The Beatles:



And here is a montage of duets that makes me feel like I'm on an acid trip, because it's mostly so surreal:



"A House Is Not A Home" with Burt Bacharach:

Little Girl Blue, Janis Joplin - 1969

by Dick Mac

This might be your daddy's "Little Girl Blue"; but it's also a rather amazing vocal performance from over forty years ago.

Here is a video of Janis Joplin performing "Little Girl Blue" on the The Tom Jones Show, in 1969.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the legendary Janis Joplin":




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Happy Birthday!

June 7th is a good day to have a birthday. If you have a birthday today, then you are in good company, musicians, athletes, artists and actors:

1848 Paul Gauguin
1909 Jessica Tandy
1917 Dean Martin
1940 Tom Jones
1952 Liam Neeson
1958 Prince
1975 Allen Iverson
1981 Anna Kournikova

Happy Birthday, To You!


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