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During a career slump in 1973, the Bee Gees delivered an acoustic performance on The Tonight Show so beautiful it visibly moved Johnny Carson. Their harmonies on "Massachusetts" proved their talent transcended commercial success.
A vintage performance of 15-year-old Michael Jackson and Roberta Flack singing about self-acceptance has captured hearts online 50 years later. Their 1974 duet on a feminist TV special shows the King of Pop as just a kid with a powerful message.
Before becoming known primarily as a vocalist, Karen Carpenter was an exceptional jazz drummer who could sing and play complex solos simultaneously. A rediscovered 1973 Tonight Show performance shows the rare talent the world nearly forgot.