Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
Buy Movie Twenty Feet from Stardom
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Walk On The Wild Side |
Lou Reed: writer, performer
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Hounds Of Winter |
Sting: writer, performer
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I've Got Dreams to Remember |
Otis Redding: writer, performer
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He's A Rebel |
Gene Pitney: writer
The Crystals: performer
Darlene Love: performer
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Space Captain |
Joe Cocker: performer
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Gimme Shelter |
The Rolling Stones: performer
Mick Jagger: writer
Keith Richards: writer
Merry Clayton: performer
Lisa Fischer: performer
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Sweet Home Alabama |
Gary Rossington: writer
Ronnie Van Zant: writer
Edward King: writer
Lynyrd Skynyrd: performer
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Speak Lord |
Táta Vega: performer
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Desperation |
Judith Hill: performer
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Get Outta My Way |
Kylie Minogue: performer
Mich Hansen: writer
Damon Sharpe: writer
Peter Wallevik: writer
Lucas Secon: writer
Daniel Davidsen: writer
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Slippery People |
Talking Heads: performer
David Byrne: writer
Chris Frantz: writer
Tina Weymouth: writer
Jerry Harrison: writer
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Silver and Gold |
Bob Crosby: writer
Del Sharbutt: writer
Henry Prichard: writer
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I Do The Shimmy Shimmy |
The Blossoms: performer
Bill Massey: writer
Albert Shubert: writer
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Da Doo Ron Ron |
Jeff Barry: writer
Phil Spector: writer
Ellie Greenwich: writer
The Blossoms: performer
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What'd I Say |
Ray Charles: writer, performer
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Maybe God Is Trying To Tell You Something |
Quincy Jones: writer
Andraé Crouch: writer
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Let's Make A Better World |
Earl King: writer
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Bold Soul Sister |
Ike Turner: writer
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Young Americans |
David Bowie: writer, performer
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Wah Wah |
George Harrison: writer, performer
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Up Where We Belong |
Will Jennings: writer
Jack Nitzsche: writer
Buffy Sainte-Marie: writer
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River Deep, Mountain High |
Jeff Barry: writer
Tom Jones: performer
Phil Spector: writer
Ellie Greenwich: writer
Darlene Love: performer
The Blossoms: performer
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Southern Man |
Merry Clayton: performer
Neil Young: writer
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Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) |
Jeff Barry: writer
Phil Spector: writer
Ellie Greenwich: writer
Darlene Love: performer
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How Can I Ease the Pain |
Narada Michael Walden: writer
Lisa Fischer: writer, performer
Lisa Melonie Fischer: writer
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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
Stevie Wonder: performer
Eddie Holland: writer
Lamont Dozier: writer
Brian Holland: writer
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Sure On This Shining Night |
Samuel Barber: writer
James Agee: writer
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Lean On Me |
Bill Withers: writer
Darlene Love: performer
Lisa Fischer: performer
Judith Hill: performer
Jo Lawry: performer
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A Fine, Fine Boy |
Bruce Springsteen: performer
Jeff Barry: writer
Phil Spector: writer
Ellie Greenwich: writer
Darlene Love: performer
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Monster Mash |
Bobby Pickett: writer, performer
Leonard L. Capizzi: writer
Frank Sinatra: performer
Kelly Gordon: writer
Dean Kay: writer
Lenny Capizzi: writer
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That's Life |
Kelly Gordon: writer
Dean Kay: writer
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The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) |
Rudy Clark: writer
Betty Everett: performer
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Love the One You're With |
Stephen Stills: writer
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Bad Girls |
Donna Summer: writer
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As Long As We've Got Each Other |
Steve Dorff: writer
John Bettis: writer
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Thriller |
Michael Jackson: performer
Rod Temperton: writer
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Circle of Life |
Elton John: writer
Tim Rice: writer
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He Has Made Me Glad |
Leona Von Brethorst: writer
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Nobody's Fault But Mine |
Merry Clayton: performer
Blind Willie Johnson: writer
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We Are the World |
Michael Jackson: writer
Lionel Richie: writer
Judith Hill: performer
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I Still Believe |
Judith Hill: performer
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I Know How (to Make You Love Me) |
Nia Peeples: writer
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