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Weekend LISTening: 10 Great Duos Who Couldn't Keep It Together

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Weekend LISTening: 10 Great Duos Who Couldn't Keep It Together

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August 27, 2016 • Not every partnership is built to last. From The White Stripes to Sonny & Cher, here are 10 talented, if temporary, musical duos.

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In Memoriam 2014

December 29, 2014 • NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2014. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

In Memoriam 2014

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Billie Joe Armstrong And Norah Jones Get Close

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Billie Joe Armstrong And Norah Jones Get Close

November 25, 2013 • "We can't not look at each other; it doesn't work," Jones says of singing with the Green Day frontman. In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, the two discuss tackling the signature close harmonies of The Everly Brothers.

'Foreverly' Yours: Billie Joe Armstrong And Norah Jones Get Close

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The British Invasion Meets the Everlys' Elegance

January 3, 2007 • Nearly 10 years after The Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love" expanded the possibilities of harmony singing in rock 'n' roll, Don and Phil Everly were still plugging away, though with less commercial success. This spry 1966 collaboration with The Hollies finds the duo attempting a more assertive, "British" rock sound.

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The Sounds of Love: Valentine's Day Music

February 8, 2006 • Gen-Xers love "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel, while their parents prefer "At Last" as sung by Etta James. Those are two of the most popular tunes NPR listeners selected in a recent NPR.org online poll on Valentine's Day music. Hear the songs and read the stories behind them.