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Best Boy/Girl Duos

In honor of Valentine's Day, that grandest and most chocolated of all the Hallmark Holidays - and because there seems to be a trend ala the rise of The White Stripes and The Kills - I've compiled a list of my favorite musical boy/girl duos. Criteria for inclussion on this love-silly list are as follows:

a) couples must be primarily a duo or the core writing / recording part of a band...
b) said duo / band must be the artists' bread and butter gig - no duet albums or cameos please...
c) duos must be boy/girl - while my personal politics emphatically support same sex unions, it's a whole different dynamic musically speaking, plus there are too many to consider here - so Hall & Oates and the Heart sisters will have to wait for their own lists. Maybe Memorial Day.

Happy Valentine's Day!

1. The Carpenters (Karen & Richard Carpenter - married)
2. White Stripes (Jack & Meg White - divorced)
3. John & June Carter Cash (married)
4. Low (Mimi Parker & Alan Sparhawk - married/Mormon)
5. The Kills (Alison Mosshart & Jamie Hince)
6. Fiery Furnaces (Matthew & Eleanor Friedberger - siblings)
7. Buddy & Julie Miller (married)
8. Mates of State (Kori Gardner & Jason Hammel - married)
9. Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers (Marc Olsen & Victoria Williams - married)
10. Mommy and Daddy (Vivian Sarratt & Edmond Hallas - married)
11. Moldy Peaches (Adam Green & Kimya Dawson)
12. Eurythmics (Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart)
13. Donny & Marie Osmond (siblings, also Mormon)
14. Quasi (Sam Coomes & Janet Weiss - divorced)
15. Sonny & Cher (divorced)
16. Captain & Tenille (Daryl Dragon & Toni Tennille - married)
17. The Knife (Olof Dreijer & Karin Dreijer Andersson - siblings)
18. Ike & Tina Turner (divorced)
19. Roxette (Per Gessle & Marie Fredriksson)
20. Spinanes (Rebecca Gates & Scott Plouf)
21. Dresden Dolls (Amanda Palmer & Brian Viglione)
22. Raveonettes (Sharin Foo & Sune Rose Wagner)
23. Richard & Linda Thompson (married)
24. Ian & Sylvia (Ian Tyson & Sylvia Fricker - divorced)
25. The London Apartments (Justin Langlois & Erin Fortier)
26. Eux Autres (Nicholas & Heather Larimer - siblings)

If you feel like I've misssed some notable couple out there, lemme know!

Posted by Kyle at February 13, 2006 1:01 AM

What no Ike and Tina? How about Johnny Cash and June Carter do they qualify?

Posted by: Marc at February 13, 2006 7:52 AM

Noted and noted! Thanks Marc.