It is a special tribute episode to Michael Jackson , and features eight of his songs as a solo artist , and one he sang music.group_membership part of The Jackson 5 .

In the 1953 song `` Let the Boogie Woogie Roll '' , Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters sang music.group_membership `` When she looked at me her eyes just shined like gold , and when she did the twist she bopped me to my soul '' .

They eventually sang music.group_membership 49 of the 50 States , with acts like Roy Orbison , the Righteous Brothers , Ike and Tina Turner , Dionne Warwick , the Shirelles , The Dick Clark Caravan of Stars , Murray the K ’ s Brooklyn Paramount Theatre review , Paul Revere and the Raiders , the Kingsmen , Patti La Belle , the Crystals , the Drifters , Ben E. King , Jan and Dean , the Miracles , the Dovells , Johnny Tillotson , Jackie Wilson , and Sonny and Cher .

Micky Dolenz sang music.group_membership , and Mike used the crack group of session musicians known as The Wrecking Crew to beef up their sound , including ; James Burton , Glen Campbell , Al Casey , Hal Blaine , Jim Gordon , Michael Deasy and Larry Knechtel .

Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas ; and Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips sang music.group_membership for the album .

Drummer Gerry Polci sang music.group_membership with bassist Don Ciccone and long-time frontman Frankie Valli singing the bridge and refrain .

Early in his career in Detroit , Davis sang music.group_membership wrote with an early version of the Four Tops called `` The Four Aims '' , which included his cousin Lawrence Payton .

He also sang music.group_membership The Soul Stirrers briefly after the departure of Johnnie Taylor .

Paul Foster ( July 12 , 1920 – August 20 , 1995 ) was born in Grand Cane , Louisiana and sang music.group_membership the legendary gospel group , the Soul Stirrers , from 1950 to 1963 .

Cooke sang music.group_membership the group through 1951 , when he joined The Soul Stirrers ; Lou Rawls took his place through 1953 .

Famous artists from the Cuban exile include Celia Cruz and the whole conjunto she sang music.group_membership , the Sonora Matancera .

He also sang music.group_membership vocals on a cover of Hank Williams 's country classic `` Hey Good Lookin ' '' , with C.C . DeVille from the American glam-metal band Poison , for the soundtrack of the comedy film `` Son in Law '' ( 1993 ) that starred Pauly Shore .

In 1974 Miller sang music.group_membership Still in Love with You '' , as a duet with Phil Lynott ; the song appeared on the Thin Lizzy album , `` Nightlife '' .

Pentagram vocalist Bobby Liebling sang music.group_membership a special guest on the song `` On the Slab , '' Falcon 's tribute to their hero , Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy fame .

After their breakup , Farris sang music.group_membership SCW , Peaceful Knievel and for a time fronted Double Trouble , the backing band for Stevie Ray Vaughan .

Its lead single , `` The Love Song '' , was produced by Posdnous of De La Soul ; that single also featured a then-unknown Mos Def singing the chorus , who also sang music.group_membership chorus and rapped the third verse of the album 's seventh track , `` S.O.S '' .

Orion the Hunter is the first ( and , thus far , only ) recording from the band Orion the Hunter , which was an offshoot of the band Boston ( guitarist Barry Goudreau and vocalist Brad Delp -who sang music.group_membership vocals here- were also in Boston , and guitarist/vocalist Fran Cosmo would be in a later incarnation of that band ) .

At the university , he played guitar and sang music.group_membership vocals for a funk/jam band called Dowdy Smack , along with Blues Traveler bassist Tad Kinchla , until its dissolution in 1998 .

Puciato also sang music.group_membership of the vocals on the five-song , self-titled EP of Electro-Punk-Hardcore band Error ( founded by Atticus Ross and Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion ) .

Mark Sandman , of Boston 's Morphine indie-rock group , sang music.group_membership `` Moonbeam Monkey . ''

The single also garnered the band public attention after a rumor got out that a pre-fame Jack White from The White Stripes sang music.group_membership vocals on the single track `` Danger !

At Sleater-Kinney ’ s last show on August 12 , 2006 , guest opener Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam sang music.group_membership song as a duet with Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney .

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford also sang music.group_membership song with Black Sabbath on 14 & 15 November 1992 , when he filled in on vocals for two concerts .

The soundtrack was released in 2013 and features the song 'She is the Sun ' which Chapnik Kahn sang music.group_membership Craig Nicholls from The Vines .

She also sang music.group_membership song that was written by Kelly Rowland of Destiny 's Child .

Wilder 's first band was The Scholars , in which he sang music.group_membership played saxophone and keyboards , then began writing songs with Aaron Barrett for Reel Big Fish .

Gabriel sang music.group_membership along with Jim Kerr of Simple Minds ) on `` Everywhere I Go '' , from The Call 's 1986 release , `` Reconciled '' .

Ocasek 's breakout success was as a founding member of the Cars , which had numerous hit songs from 1978 to 1988 ; he played rhythm guitar and sang music.group_membership vocals for a majority of songs ( bassist Benjamin Orr was lead vocalist on the remaining tracks ) .

Musical acts for the closing ceremony were a `` who 's who '' of Australian music including Kylie Minogue , John Paul Young , Jimmy Barnes , Midnight Oil , INXS ( with Jon Stevens ) , Men at Work , and Slim Dusty who sang music.group_membership Waltzing Matilda '' .

In 2001 it was rumoured that DeMarchi to be joining INXS as their new front person to replace Michael Hutchence , who died in 1997 , following her performance with them at a concert in December 2000 where she sang music.group_membership Shine Like It Does '' , `` Never Tear Us Apart '' , and dueted with Jon Stevens ( frequent replacement frontman for INXS , and formerly of the band Noiseworks ) for `` Good Times '' and `` Do n't Change '' .

In 1980 , he co-wrote and sang music.group_membership vocals on the track `` No Stoppin ' Us Now '' with Patrick Simmons and Michael McDonald , on the Doobie Brothers ' album One Step Closer .

Born in St. Louis , Missouri , he played piano and sang music.group_membership as a child , and sang in a band with future Doobie Brother Michael McDonald as a teenager .

While Dee was recovering in the hospital , one-time Doobie Brothers member Michael McDonald was brought in to help out with the recording sessions ; he wrote lyrics and sang music.group_membership up on `` Long Way Back , '' a forthcoming track for their next album .

Mark Knopfler once invited him to join Dire Straits , but he declined the offer ( although he sang music.group_membership on the Dire Straits ' album `` On Every Street '' ) .

Suicide front-man Alan Vega described his admiration of LMO : `` Red Transistor ... Von Lmo sang music.group_membership played guitar and Rudolph Grey was on guitar or bass and it was total insanity .

Danko sang music.group_membership the Pink Floyd songs `` Comfortably Numb '' and `` Mother '' , the former with Van Morrison , Roger Waters , and Levon Helm , and the latter with Helm and Sinéad O'Connor on July 21 , 1990 , in Roger Waters 's stage production of `` The Wall Concert in Berlin '' .

It is probably from one of these sources that the song was learnt by Sandy Denny who sang music.group_membership in her solo career and then brought it to the band Fairport Convention , where with Dave Swarbrick guesting on violin and Richard Thompson on guitar , it was released on the band 's 1969 `` Unhalfbricking '' album .

Many performers sang music.group_membership 's songs , including James Taylor , Elton John , Wynonna Judd , Bryan Adams , Cyndi Lauper , Diana Krall , and Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention fame .

Gallagher and Lyle sang music.group_membership performed as members of Ronnie Lane and The Slim Chance Band on the hit single `` How Come '' and the ensuing album , `` Anymore for Anymore '' , and they have worked , jointly and individually , on records with Mary Hopkin , Paul McCartney , Eric Clapton , Pete Townshend , Ronnie Lane , Ronnie Wood , Elkie Brooks , Joe Egan , Andy Fairweather Low , Gary Brooker , Dennis Coulson , Arthur `` Big Boy '' Crudup , Champion Jack Dupree , Joan Armatrading , Ralph McTell , Sandy Denny , Fairport Convention and Jim Diamond .

Cruise also acted and sang music.group_membership the off Broadway cast of `` Return to the Forbidden Planet '' , a spoof of William Shakespeare 's `` The Tempest '' , and toured with The B-52 's as Cindy Wilson 's replacement on and off from 1992 through 2000 .

During 2002 , Michael sang music.group_membership song `` Key to the Universe '' , which was featured on Timo Tolkki 's ( guitarist of the band Stratovarius ) solo album `` Hymn to Life '' .

The Mission 's Wayne Hussey sang music.group_membership Peter Murphy on stage in 2013 .

Clock is a band featuring Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell and P.J . Smith , who sang music.group_membership vocals on Def Leppard 's cover of the Sweet song `` Action '' on Def Leppard 's `` Retro Active '' ( 1993 ) album .

He also wrote , played guitar on and sang music.group_membership song `` Willin ' For Satisfaction '' from Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell 's 2005 solo album `` Two Sides Of If . ''

Slash later performed `` Tie Your Mother Down '' with the remaining members of Queen and Def Leppard vocalist Joe Elliott , while Rose performed `` We Will Rock You '' and sang music.group_membership duet with Elton John on `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' .

Additional members included Liz Mitchell , later front woman with Boney M. , and John Lawton , who also sang music.group_membership the German progressive/hard rock band Lucifer 's Friend and would go on to be the frontman for Uriah Heep .

He also played bass and sang music.group_membership vocals with Robert Pollard ( Guided By Voices ) from 2006-2008 and Telekinesis from 2010-2011 .

Years later , Johnny Rotten sang music.group_membership at his audition for the Sex Pistols ; by then , Cooper was a guest on The Muppet Show . ''

After an invitation by producer Rick Rubin , The Webb Sisters sang music.group_membership Natalie Maines ’ ( of the Dixie Chicks ) version of `` God Only Knows '' , which was featured on the series finale of HBO ’ s `` Big Love '' on March 20 , 2011 .

This album has all 10 original tracks from Messin ' with the Boys , six songs from Beauty 's Only Skin Deep , three songs Cherie Currie sang music.group_membership The Runaways , and one new track co-written by Marie Currie , `` Longer Than Forever '' .