2000. 6.'Ain't No Mountain High Enough (with Tammi Terrell)' By: Marvin Gaye's "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a classic duet by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, released in 1967. Brand new: Lowest price. Tammi Terrell Format: Audio CD 83 ratings $1578 Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns See all formats and editions Audio CD $15.78 6 Used from $6.56 5 New from $10.99 Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping. Terrell fell ill in late 1967, and Motown fixated on cranking out more duets, giving short shrift to her solo work. hide caption. But Terrell also had a promising solo career before and during her collaboration with Gaye. However, on October 14, 1967, while performing "Your Precious Love" with Gaye at HampdenSydney College,[9][10] just outside the town of Farmville, Virginia, Terrell collapsed into Gaye's arms onstage. For the first time, all of her solo recordings have been collected into a new anthology, called Come On and See Me. Even on Irresistible, her lone Motown LP, the label cannibalized some of the solo songs and remixed them into duets. Yet Tammis health was poor as her star ascended. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, "20 People Who Changed Black Music: Operatic Angel Minnie Riperton, the Voice of Perfection", "California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]", "Minnie Riperton: The octave lady composes songs, too", "Sorry, We Can't Find That Page - Search MSU", "Who Was Andrea Davis? She was one of the first celebrities to go public with a breast cancer diagnosis, but she did not disclose that she was terminally ill. According to the liner notes from Riperton's Petals compilation CD, the melody to "Lovin' You" was created as a distraction for Maya when she was a baby so that Riperton and Richard Rudolph could spend time together. According to History, her cause of death was attributed to "complications" stemming from her brain tumor. The first and only solo album by Tammi Terrell, released before her premature death at the age of 24. Come on and See Me: The Complete Solo Collection. Tammi Terrell, egentligen Thomasina Winifred Montgomery, fdd 29 april 1945 i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dd 16 mars 1970 i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, var en amerikansk Grammy-nominerad soul sngerska.Terrell r mest knd fr sina duetter med Marvin Gaye.. Tammi Terrell brjade sjunga in skivor vid Scepter/Wand Records 1960 under namnet Tammy Montgomery. Her early affiliation with the Chicago-based Chess Records afforded her the opportunity to sing backing vocals for various established artists such as Etta James, Fontella Bass, Ramsey Lewis, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. One night on the road in 1963, Terrell left Brown after he assaulted her for not watching his entire performance. We knew how James Brown was about women, that he would flip a woman's ass. lush melodic female vocals melancholic vocal group rhythmic bittersweet sentimental. She was presented as a solo artist by Ramsey Lewis on Saturday, December 26, 1970, at Chicago's famed London House. In 1973, a college intern for Epic Records found Riperton in semi-retirement. By mid-June, Riperton was confined to bed. Again according to the booklet. The ailment was diagnosed as a brain tumour, requiring hospitalisation and frequent surgery. [32], Riperton joined with established jazz guitarist George Benson, to kick-off a co-headlining North American concert tour. While at Chess, Riperton also sang lead for the psychedelic soul band Rotary Connection, from 1967 to 1971. Tammi Terrell (29 April 1945 - 16 March 1970) Voice Type: Soprano Vocal Range: C3-G5 Significant High Notes: G5 ("When Love Comes Knocking At My Heart") . In song, Marvin and Tammi were born to be together. The "Marvin and Tammi" cd interestingly gives credit to "Marvin Gaye & Valerie Simpson" for the tracks on the Easy LP that don't feature Terrell. Riperton had a coloratura soprano vocal range. The single was the last release from her 1974 gold album titled Perfect Angel. David ruffin beat on her too. I had been in Show business since I was 11 years old. Greatest Hits. By Mike Greenblatt. Eventually, they both went their separate ways, with The Sherrys moving on without her. The blooming romance between her and Marvin shined brightly in their music. Soulful Detroit is a free service that relies on revenue from ad display [regrettably] and donations. Search instead in Creative? So thank you again for your hard work. I agree. Tammy was such an obvious star that Jerry Butler kept her on the books even after she enrolled at university, getting her occasional live shows to fit around her studies, and one of these engagements led her to the Twenty Grand in Detroit where she was seen by a rapt Berry Gordy. I actually ran across of Marvin and Brenda performing on stage together! Epic was ready to move on to the next record, but Rudolph convinced them to release another single. And back then, you wouldn't ever get the woman's side so people would assume, fairly or not, he flipped her ass because she provoked him to. In "You Take My Breath Away", she sang a portamento ending two octaves above the staff. Despite the R&B hit "Inside My Love" (a no. STATESIDE said: On the current thread of Marvin Gaye it reminded me of the story that when Tammi Terrell was too ill to finsh the MG & TT "Easy" album Valerie Simpson apparantley finished off the vocals. I thought that was Barbara Randolph that was too over the top for Marvin Gaye. Harvey Fuqua obviously heard something in both Ann & Tammi's voices that was similar. SKU: MN0063832 [["Whereof we cannot know, thereof we should keep silent" - Wittgenstein.) Print and download Ain't No Mountain High Enough sheet music by Marvin Gaye. affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, and 748 Ratings 19 Reviews 3.97 Average 19th Nervous Breakdown / As Tears Go By . The American singer Tammi Terrell was best known for her duets with Marvin Gaye during the 1960s, and she was a leading lady during the 1960s. Motown recording star Tammi Terrell poses for a portrait. In 1966, Terrell recorded two future classics, Stevie Wonder's "All I Do (Is Think About You)" and The Isley Brothers' "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". The album was a modest success. PHILADELPHIA, March 16 Tammi Terrell, a 24yearold rhythm and blues singer who survived six brain operations over a period of 18 months and returned to recording last year, died this morning at Graduate Hospital. What we chiefly accomplishedwas to create two characters two lovers that might have been from a play or a novel and let them sing to each other. Riperton signed with Epic Records, and the family moved to Los Angeles, California. [3] While it was not thought to be of significance at the time, family members would subsequently state that these headaches might have been related to her later diagnosis of brain cancer. They met while they were both signed to Motown . In addition, Gaye's classic album What's Going On, an introspective, low-key work that dealt with mature themes, released in 1971, was in part a reaction to Terrell's death. His grief became one of his motivations for the iconic album What's Going On (1971). FAST 'N FREE. Several of the songs were co-written by Stepney and Richard Rudolph, who married Riperton in August 1970. Born Thomasina Montgomery, she recorded as Tammy Montgomery -- barely 15 when Scepter put her to work covering Shirelles songs, hoping she might turn into a potential girl-group vocalist. Did she pull double duty? Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell - Photo: Courtesy of Echoes/Redferns An event which foretold of tragedy in soul music history took place on October 14, 1967. NUMBER OF PEOPLE PEOPLE COMPOSITION. She was the elder of two siblings. She fell on stage and collapsed into his arms, and was rushed to a nearby hospital with what was first diagnosed as exhaustion. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Photo: James Kriegsmann/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images, Best Motown Love Songs: 20 Essential Songs For Soulmates, 60s Motown: When An Independent Detroit Record Label Ruled The World, Motown Chartbusters: The UKs Winning Series Of Hits From Hitsville, Motowns Tragic Omen: Tammi Terrell Collapses Into Marvin Gayes Arms, Aint No Mountain High Enough: How Diana Ross Silenced The Doubters, Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell: All You Need For A Perfect Pairing, Come As You Are: The Story Behind The Nirvana Song, Glen Campbell, Shaggy, And Lil Wayne: Currently Trending Songs, Weighty In The Eighties: When Prog Rock Went Pop. Riperton went on to perform several numbers from the album while accompanied by Stepney. Given Marvin Gaye's stellar career (also cut tragically short by an untimely death), Terrell's role in music history is often unfairly relegated to the woman who sang duets with Marvin, the famous one. I thought of something else. I had wanted to do the same with her duets with Marvin and was disappointed "The Complete Duets" was not properly annotated. [4][8] By the time of diagnosis, the cancer had metastasized and she was given about six months to live. At a Glance . The song's B-side, the Marvin Gaye composition "If This World Were Mine", became a modest hit on both charts (No. On October 14, 1967, while performing 'Your Precious Love' with Marvin Gaye at Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia, she collapsed into Gaye's arms onstage. In 1968, Watered Down was released as a follow-up, under the name The Starlets. Tammi Terrell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Thomasina Winifred Montgomery. Their follow-up, "Your Precious Love", became an even bigger hit, reaching No. After her funeral, he would take a hiatus until June 1970. As a child, she studied music, drama and dance at Chicago's Abraham Lincoln Center. It was during that time that Tammi reportedly began dating Brown when he was 30 and she was 17 years old. She was a pretty Black woman, and Im sure we can all understand Marvin having problems with her passing. After recovering from her first surgery, Terrell returned to Hitsville studios in Detroit and recorded "You're All I Need to Get By". [15][16] Maya was a child when "Lovin' You" was recorded. only at select dates during the tour. With Mavin Gaye, Terell recorded seven Top 40 singles that feature on the Billboard Hot 100 including You're All I Need to Get By, Ain't No Mountain High Enough , and more. 38143 fans Top tracks. The latter has achieved cult status with northern soul fans and remains a favorite. MOTOWN Forum
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