I left the good job they do it for the
love of music and mutual dependence
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 musician couples for this list we’re
focusing on couples known for
collaborating with each other in a
professional capacity at one point in
time regardless of whether or not they
are still together now it was really a
relationship based on 100% trust this
means that Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
didn’t make the list as they played in
separate bands and generally didn’t
perform together on the flipside we’ve
excluded supposed couples like Rihanna
and Drake who released music together
but weren’t officially together
number 10 John Lennon and Yoko Ono
rumors persist as to how these two
lovers came together in the late 60s but
no one can deny the existence of the
1968 experimental album two virgins in
which John Lennon and Yoko Ono went o
naturale for the cover
as the beetle drifted away from his
bandmates he resumed intense artistic
endeavors with his Japanese counterpart
as they created their own philosophy
known as bag ism conducted bed ins and
recorded the timeless give peace a
chance at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth
hotel despite a brief separation in the
early 70s John and Yoko reunited and
lived in New York’s Upper West Side
until a fateful 1980 evening Yoko has to
deal with a wave of grief which engulfs
millions around the world
number 9 Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
the gruff voice of Tom Waits may lead
one to believe that he’s lived a long
life of desolation and solitude but
that’s not quite the case
back in the early 1980s Cathleen Brennan
worked for director Francis Ford Coppola
and when the film one from the heart
went into production she met the film’s
composer Tom Waits
at a New Year’s Eve party soon after the
artists were married and through
Brandon’s extensive background in the
arts she introduced a new musical
ideology to her husband which ultimately
led to the groundbreaking 1983 album
swordfish trombones along with a joint
venture in songwriting with number eight
when Butler and vision she sang
as the husband-and-wife couple of Arcade
Fire these two met in 2000 while
physician Shang was playing a little
jazz at her Montreal alma mater a young
wind butler must have been impressed on
a multitude of levels as the Haitian
Canadian society for the fire literally
and figuratively and gave birth to a son
just a few years later as the frontman
of Arcade Fire Wynne provides the
theatrics with a vision adding an ethnic
touch on background vocals and a variety
of instruments as a result the couple
innovated a new indie sound
number seven Jack White and Meg white
okay
some of you mojo holux may be freaking
out right now simply because you still
believe these two musicians to be a
brother and sister act
in reality however Jack and Meg were
married from 1996 to 2000 before the
White Stripes hit it big the male in
this musical marriage was born John
Anthony Gillis but upon getting hitched
Jack honorably took the last name of his
bride
and so the former drummer introduced his
wife to the trade and they slowly rose
to fame via the raw musical union first
as a chromatic king and queen of
underground rock and later as
internationally renowned artists
number six Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
rolling drink get shot of whiskey I
won’t smoke gets me in the mid-1990s
these two country accent released only a
handful of albums as solo artists but
during a 1996 tour Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill sparked up a romance were married
by the end of the year and shocked the
country music industry along the way
prior to becoming successful crossover
artists in their own right however the
couple released the heart-wrenching it’s
your love which not only announced their
romance of the world but played a
pivotal role in their continued
commercial success
something too
while faiths album output has been less
than Tim’s over the years you could say
it may have been because she was a
little busy giving birth to three
children albeit with a little help from
her spouse look it is so busy with three
girls and it’s it’s good number five
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
truth be told the original Fleetwood Mac
lineup had released nine albums by the
time Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
joined the band and by that time the new
couple had known each other since her
senior year of high school and released
a 1973 album entitled Buckingham Nicks
but over ten years with Fleetwood Mac
and the dissipation of a relationship
Buckingham couldn’t take it anymore
and subsequently left to embark on a
solo career which often focused on his
romance with Nicks
right before we were getting ready to go
back to LA and and I said we’re done of
course John and Christine McVie from the
band’s earlier lineup had their own
troubled relationship which along with
their bandmates tumultuous relationship
played a pivotal role in the classic
1977 album rumours we’re very much a
part of each other’s lives you know
we’re very much linked together by this
entity called Bieber number four
Tina Turner and Ike Turner in 1958 an 18
year old gal by the name of Anna Mae
Bullock found herself transfixed by the
lead singer of a local rock band and
that same year she sang background under
the name little Anan Ike Turner’s box
top it wasn’t long until young Anna Mae
was pressured to adopt the name Tina
Turner for a stage act and by 1960 a
fool in love became the couple’s first
billboard hit
for more than 15 years the lovers were
known as one of the leading acts of R&B
but their troubled marriage finally
broke apart due to Ikes
physical abuse so then the beating came
you know yes yo you’d like all the rest
I was down by then really starting to
cry even so the music lives on and it’s
electric
number three jay-z and Beyonce truly a
powerhouse couple of the digital age
these two artists found each other while
they were still hustling their way to
the top of their respective genres in
the early 2000s with Hova already a
respected solo artist and business mogul
he met Beyonce Knowles
the lead singer of Destiny’s Child and
by 2002 the secretive couple turned
heads with their collaborative efforts
on oh three Bonnie and Clyde oh three
Bonnie and Clyde oh and the next year
Beyonce released four sensational debut
album Dangerously in Love Jay and Bey
wouldn’t marry until 2008 but that Union
would solidify them as an unstoppable
force across numerous pop culture
platforms
oh this is where I go out to number two
Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
as seen in the 2005 film walk the line
these two country artists had a
storybook romance tinged with a bit of
chaos but then again that was only part
of the story nearly 15 years after first
meeting the young starlet of the Carter
Family Johnny Cash finally made his move
during a Canadian performance which
marked the beginning of a historic and
creatively proficient relationship in
fact Johnny and June remained together
for the next 35 years it was only death
that could separate them as June passed
away in May of 2003 followed by mr. cash
a few months later they were friends
lovers and musical collaborators until
the end
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
you’re looking at to one of the most
sensational artists in the world of
popular music
number one Sonny Bono and Sherry Lynn
Sarkissian aka
Sonny and Cher
back in the mid-60s Phil Spector was
highly regarded as one of the best music
producers and though his legacy would
take a dark turn two of his backup
singers made their own mark in pop
history what’d she say
as Sonny and Cher the couple released
their first single in 1964 followed by a
1965 debut album which paved the way for
entertaining and maybe even a little bit
cheesy variety programs a song like I
got you babe has become an essential
karaoke gem for decades of lovers and
while Sonny and Cher didn’t survive as a
musical act or marriage they managed to
maintain their image through mutual
support and respect all the way until
Sonny’s accidental death in 1998 so do
you agree with our list who is your
favorite musician couple
for more mind-blowing top tens published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
love of music and mutual dependence
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 musician couples for this list we’re
focusing on couples known for
collaborating with each other in a
professional capacity at one point in
time regardless of whether or not they
are still together now it was really a
relationship based on 100% trust this
means that Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
didn’t make the list as they played in
separate bands and generally didn’t
perform together on the flipside we’ve
excluded supposed couples like Rihanna
and Drake who released music together
but weren’t officially together
number 10 John Lennon and Yoko Ono
rumors persist as to how these two
lovers came together in the late 60s but
no one can deny the existence of the
1968 experimental album two virgins in
which John Lennon and Yoko Ono went o
naturale for the cover
as the beetle drifted away from his
bandmates he resumed intense artistic
endeavors with his Japanese counterpart
as they created their own philosophy
known as bag ism conducted bed ins and
recorded the timeless give peace a
chance at Montreal’s Queen Elizabeth
hotel despite a brief separation in the
early 70s John and Yoko reunited and
lived in New York’s Upper West Side
until a fateful 1980 evening Yoko has to
deal with a wave of grief which engulfs
millions around the world
number 9 Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
the gruff voice of Tom Waits may lead
one to believe that he’s lived a long
life of desolation and solitude but
that’s not quite the case
back in the early 1980s Cathleen Brennan
worked for director Francis Ford Coppola
and when the film one from the heart
went into production she met the film’s
composer Tom Waits
at a New Year’s Eve party soon after the
artists were married and through
Brandon’s extensive background in the
arts she introduced a new musical
ideology to her husband which ultimately
led to the groundbreaking 1983 album
swordfish trombones along with a joint
venture in songwriting with number eight
when Butler and vision she sang
as the husband-and-wife couple of Arcade
Fire these two met in 2000 while
physician Shang was playing a little
jazz at her Montreal alma mater a young
wind butler must have been impressed on
a multitude of levels as the Haitian
Canadian society for the fire literally
and figuratively and gave birth to a son
just a few years later as the frontman
of Arcade Fire Wynne provides the
theatrics with a vision adding an ethnic
touch on background vocals and a variety
of instruments as a result the couple
innovated a new indie sound
number seven Jack White and Meg white
okay
some of you mojo holux may be freaking
out right now simply because you still
believe these two musicians to be a
brother and sister act
in reality however Jack and Meg were
married from 1996 to 2000 before the
White Stripes hit it big the male in
this musical marriage was born John
Anthony Gillis but upon getting hitched
Jack honorably took the last name of his
bride
and so the former drummer introduced his
wife to the trade and they slowly rose
to fame via the raw musical union first
as a chromatic king and queen of
underground rock and later as
internationally renowned artists
number six Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
rolling drink get shot of whiskey I
won’t smoke gets me in the mid-1990s
these two country accent released only a
handful of albums as solo artists but
during a 1996 tour Tim McGraw and Faith
Hill sparked up a romance were married
by the end of the year and shocked the
country music industry along the way
prior to becoming successful crossover
artists in their own right however the
couple released the heart-wrenching it’s
your love which not only announced their
romance of the world but played a
pivotal role in their continued
commercial success
something too
while faiths album output has been less
than Tim’s over the years you could say
it may have been because she was a
little busy giving birth to three
children albeit with a little help from
her spouse look it is so busy with three
girls and it’s it’s good number five
Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
truth be told the original Fleetwood Mac
lineup had released nine albums by the
time Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham
joined the band and by that time the new
couple had known each other since her
senior year of high school and released
a 1973 album entitled Buckingham Nicks
but over ten years with Fleetwood Mac
and the dissipation of a relationship
Buckingham couldn’t take it anymore
and subsequently left to embark on a
solo career which often focused on his
romance with Nicks
right before we were getting ready to go
back to LA and and I said we’re done of
course John and Christine McVie from the
band’s earlier lineup had their own
troubled relationship which along with
their bandmates tumultuous relationship
played a pivotal role in the classic
1977 album rumours we’re very much a
part of each other’s lives you know
we’re very much linked together by this
entity called Bieber number four
Tina Turner and Ike Turner in 1958 an 18
year old gal by the name of Anna Mae
Bullock found herself transfixed by the
lead singer of a local rock band and
that same year she sang background under
the name little Anan Ike Turner’s box
top it wasn’t long until young Anna Mae
was pressured to adopt the name Tina
Turner for a stage act and by 1960 a
fool in love became the couple’s first
billboard hit
for more than 15 years the lovers were
known as one of the leading acts of R&B
but their troubled marriage finally
broke apart due to Ikes
physical abuse so then the beating came
you know yes yo you’d like all the rest
I was down by then really starting to
cry even so the music lives on and it’s
electric
number three jay-z and Beyonce truly a
powerhouse couple of the digital age
these two artists found each other while
they were still hustling their way to
the top of their respective genres in
the early 2000s with Hova already a
respected solo artist and business mogul
he met Beyonce Knowles
the lead singer of Destiny’s Child and
by 2002 the secretive couple turned
heads with their collaborative efforts
on oh three Bonnie and Clyde oh three
Bonnie and Clyde oh and the next year
Beyonce released four sensational debut
album Dangerously in Love Jay and Bey
wouldn’t marry until 2008 but that Union
would solidify them as an unstoppable
force across numerous pop culture
platforms
oh this is where I go out to number two
Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
as seen in the 2005 film walk the line
these two country artists had a
storybook romance tinged with a bit of
chaos but then again that was only part
of the story nearly 15 years after first
meeting the young starlet of the Carter
Family Johnny Cash finally made his move
during a Canadian performance which
marked the beginning of a historic and
creatively proficient relationship in
fact Johnny and June remained together
for the next 35 years it was only death
that could separate them as June passed
away in May of 2003 followed by mr. cash
a few months later they were friends
lovers and musical collaborators until
the end
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
you’re looking at to one of the most
sensational artists in the world of
popular music
number one Sonny Bono and Sherry Lynn
Sarkissian aka
Sonny and Cher
back in the mid-60s Phil Spector was
highly regarded as one of the best music
producers and though his legacy would
take a dark turn two of his backup
singers made their own mark in pop
history what’d she say
as Sonny and Cher the couple released
their first single in 1964 followed by a
1965 debut album which paved the way for
entertaining and maybe even a little bit
cheesy variety programs a song like I
got you babe has become an essential
karaoke gem for decades of lovers and
while Sonny and Cher didn’t survive as a
musical act or marriage they managed to
maintain their image through mutual
support and respect all the way until
Sonny’s accidental death in 1998 so do
you agree with our list who is your
favorite musician couple
for more mind-blowing top tens published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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