Partnerships J-M


	Mick Jagger & Keith Richards


	The songwriting partnership of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards is a musical collaboration whose output has produced the majority of the catalogue of The Rolling Stones, where they are usually credited as Jagger/Richards. In addition to MJ and KR's songwriting partnership, they have also produced or co-produced numerous Rolling Stones albums under the pseudonym The Glimmer Twins.

	The Killers

An American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (vocals, synthesizer) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar). Later, Mark Soermer would join on bass, and Ronnie Vannucci Jr.on drums. The Killers are considered one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st Century, selling more than 28m records world wide (incl. 10.8m in the U.S.) They have performed in over 50 countries and on 6 continents.


	Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

Born Jerome Leiber, 25 April, 1933 (died 22 August, 2011); and Mike Stoller (born 13 March, 1933), JL and MS were American songwriting and record producing partners. Stoller was the composer and Leiber the lyricist. Their most famous songs include Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Kansas City, Stand By Me (with Ben E. King), and On Broadway (with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil). The pair were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

John Lennon & Paul McCartney


	One of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of all time. They gained international fame as founder members of The Beatles. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of “100 Greatest Artists Of All Time”.

Leslie Mendelson & Steve McEwan

LM was born 30 December 1977 on Long Island, New York. She is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who released a debut EP Take It As You Will in 2005. She started co-writing with Steve McEwan 2008/09 the results of which became her 2009 album Swan Feathers. SM is a Scottish-born South African songwriter, musician and artist. He has played music since the age of 10 and wrote his first hit “I Still Long For You”, aged 17. LM and SM have performed as the duo Melody Kills.

The MonaLisa Twins

The MonaLisa Twins are a pop rock band fronted by twin sisters, singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Mona Wagner and Lisa Wagner, born in Vienna, Austria, 16 June, 1994. Mona plays guitar, percussion, harmonica and flute; Lisa plays guitar, ukulele and cello. They came to prominence through their YouTube videos where they performed versions of Beatles’ songs and songs buy other ‘60s bands.


	They came to England with their family in 2014 and settled in Liverpool. The Twins would secure a 2-year residency at the Cavern Club, building a huge following. They played with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, touring the UK, and have played at Glastonbury. They have released two albums of original material: When We’re Together (2012), and Orange (2017).


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