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  1. Extremely amusing FOUR TOPS photo from David Frost TV show in 1970 #R&B #greatesthits twitpic.com/7tdxu9
  2. Ike & Tina Turner photo from RIVER DEEP performance in Ghana Africa #greatesthits #tinaturner twitpic.com/7szm5p via @twitpic
  3. Ike & Tina Turner photo from RIVER DEEP performance in Ghana Africa #greatesthits #tinaturner twitpic.com/7szm5p
  4. Unappreciated in its time RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH has since been recognized as Phil Spector's masterpiece dld.bz/arfaj
  5. WOWZA! (Otis Redding at his chilling best....) bit.ly/oORnFr #otisredding #awesome
  6. Unappreciated in its time RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH has since been recognized as Phil Spector's masterpiece dld.bz/arfaj
  7. Extremely cool picture of Bob Dylan during notorious electric MAGGIE'S FARM at Newport Folk Festival 1965 twitpic.com/7qx5i7 #rock #dylan
  8. Booker T & The MGs had the "it" sound at the dawn of the mod era, and their classic GREEN ONIONS was the mod anthem. dld.bz/awqm8
  9. Eartha Kitt spoke four languages and sang in seven dld.bz/arfuD ("Just An Old Fashioned Girl" GORGEOUS 1987 video!)
  10. "Io che non vivo (senza te)" - dld.bz/aryrq Dusty Springfield YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME #BRITISHINVASION
  11. Ill never, never, never tire of romping, and stomping with you at the Savoy... dld.bz/ary2s #jazz #louisarmstrong #swing
  12. "There's no damn business like show business. You have to smile to keep from throwing up" -- Billie Holiday dld.bz/av96g #blues
  13. The Four Tops recorded an Italian version of this #1 hit I CAN'T HELP MYSELF entitled Piangono gli uomini (The Men Cry) dld.bz/arz2M
  14. Bob Dylan wrote this song in response to the CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, performed by PETE SEEGER live in 196 ... dld.bz/at5vM #folk #cuba
  15. In the movie ALMOST FAMOUS, the Stillwater guitarist riffs this song to hint the plane they are on is going to crash: dld.bz/ar7mM
  16. A surreal, shimmering performance of I WILL SURVIVE at Europe's largest open-air swimming pool! dld.bz/ar67k (Gloria Gaynor--1984)
  17. The Troggs I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF was banned by the BBC in 1966 because of Reg Presley's orgasmic moaning at end: on.fb.me/tuSvH2
  18. Dusty Springfield went from shy convent girl to panda-eye-makeup Diva during the Swinging London 60s Club Scene Era... dld.bz/av953
  19. The power of the pentatonic scale: ow.ly/7MFZk