Tuesday, October 17, 2017

200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #99: TAMMI TERRELL. Continues later this week.
The Caffé Latté
200
FAVOURITE
MUSIC ACTS
 Tammi Terrell
#99
TAMMI TERRELL
Tammi Terrell's inclusion among this list of 200 acts is for her duets with Marvin Gaye. Although she cut several tracks for Motown as a soloist, it is for her magical collaborations with him that she is best remembered.  Gaye and Terrell together established a new benchmark for duets. 
Tomasina Montgomery was born in Philadelphia in 1945. She began performing while still in her teens. In 1961, producer Luther Dixon discovered the singer. She was signed up by Scepter Records and cut discs as Tammy Montgomery. Next, James Brown noticed her talent and added her to his live revue as well as his Try Me label.
In 1965, Berry Gordy Jr. caught her performing with Jerry Butler. He signed her up on his Motown label. Her initial solo singles fared poorly, but when she was teamed up with Gaye, the result was thrilling.
Gaye had already cut duets with Mary Wells and Kim Weston. The chemistry between him and Tammi Terrell (as she was now recording as) was genuine and powerful. 
Together, they recorded some timeless duets, including: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Your Precious Love", "You're All I Need To Get By" and "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing". 
During this golden period, Terrell was plagued by health issues. She endured migraines. In 1967, Terrell collapsed into Gaye's arms while they performed on stage. She was then diagnosed with a brain tumour. 
Terrell underwent hours of painful surgery. She had to retire from live performances but continued recording with Gaye. As her health deteriorated, an uncredited Valerie Simpson replaced her on their collaborations. 
After 8 operations, Terrell was left partially paralysed and with memory loss. On March 16, 1970 the 24 year old singer died. Gaye never recovered from his grief.    

Caffe` Latte`on Spotify
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100 FRANK SINATRA    101 JENNIFER HUDSON    
102 BEACH BOYS    103 CHAKA KHAN    104 JOE JACKSON       105 MIKA                              
106 CHRISTINA AGUILERA      107 DAVID GUETTA      108 DESTINY’S CHILD
109 JAMIROQUAI      110 ALISON MOYET      111 LED ZEPPELIN      112 STEVE WINWOOD
113 COMMODORES      114 COLDPLAY      115 SIMPLY RED      116 ONE DIRECTION
117 CAROLE KING      118 R. KELLY      119 EMELI SANDE`      120 QUINCY JONES
121 LADY GAGA      122 ELVIS COSTELLO      123 RAY CHARLES      124 ED SHEERAN
125 NATALIE COLE     126 SMOKEY ROBINSON     127 KANYE WEST     128 ELVIS PRESLEY
129 ERIC BENET      130 SAM SMITH      131 JAMES TAYLOR      132 STEELY DAN
133 IKE & TINA TURNER      134 DES’REE      135 ACE OF BASE      136 VAN MORRISON
137 SAM COOKE      138 THE DOORS      139 AMY WINEHOUSE      140 PHARRELL
141 GEORGE BENSON      142 MINNIE RIPERTON       143 VILLAGE PEOPLE
144 CURTIS MAYFIELD      145 FOREIGNER      146 EURYTHMICS      147 TOTO
148 BARRY WHITE      149 CARL RISELEY      150 TONI BRAXTON     151 NEIL DIAMOND
152 HALL & OATES     153 LUTHER VANDROSS     154 ERIC CLAPTON     155 THE O’JAYS
156 RUMER      157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE      158 LITTLE RICHARD
159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES      160 CHRIS ISAAK
161 MICHAEL McDONALD      162 GLORIA GAYNOR      163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
164 BEN E. KING     165 MEAT LOAF     166 JAMES REYNE     167 JOAN ARMATRADING
168 SADE    169 A-HA    170 GLEN CAMPBELL    171 DIRE STRAITS    172 COLD CHISEL
173 LINDA RONSTADT      174 ANTHONY CALLEA      175 LISA STANSFIELD
176 EN VOGUE      177 MICHAEL BUBLE`      178 TRACY CHAPMAN      179 DRAGON
180 OLETA ADAMS      181 LITTLE RIVER BAND      182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR
183 THE RONETTES      184 CERRONE      185 MODELS      186 SCISSOR SISTERS
187 DARREN HAYES      188 PETULA CLARK      189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY      191 ART GARFUNKEL      192 THE REELS
193 JANIS IAN      194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG      195 S CLUB 7      196 CHARLIE PUTH
197 THE MARVELETTES      198 ICEHOUSE      199 LEO SAYER      200 LIZA MINNELLI

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