Lost Classics! “Rainy Night in Georgia,” Conway Twitty and Sam Moore
Over the course of music history we’ve had the pleasure of hearing some great duets. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Tony Bennett has recorded quite a few good ones, and the list goes on and on. But for my money, the greatest duet ever recorded was “Rainy Night in Georgia” by the late, great Conway Twitty and Sam Moore of Sam and Dave fame.
The duet appeared on Rhythm Country and Blues, a 1993 album that paired country music stars with legends of R&B. Most of the disc was unlistenable (do you really want to hear Little Richard and Tanya Tucker together?), but Twitty and Moore’s version of the Brooke Benton classic never gets old. It’s like an old friend who always makes you feel better when you’re down. It’s that good.
I have never been a country music fan, but Conway Twitty was phenomenal. His voice on this track, one of, if not his last, before his sudden death in 1993, takes you right to that sad and lonely place 
where the character is hovering by his suitcase looking for a warm place to spend the night. Moore’s incredible soul is just the icing on the cake. When the two ad lib at the end, as some people might say, “you can’t make it up.” Pure genius.
You can find the song on iTunes, and I suggest you check it out. Trust me, you don’t have to be a fan of either one of these guys to enjoy this track.
30 Days Out 
October 21, 2009 at 9:11 pm
AMEN BROTHER..IF YOU DONT GET CHILLS LISTENING THIS ………CHECK YOUR PULSE…………GO TO THE DR…………
November 11, 2009 at 10:48 pm
you can feel the emotion, great tune, nobody could have pulled this off except sam
November 13, 2010 at 11:09 am
Just surfing the net and came across this.. I have to agree with you. This is the best duet in a song. Conway Twitty had an amazing voice. When you heard it, you knew it was him. Sam Moore’s voice is good in this song, they both compliment each other. I love conway’s voice , when he sings ” find me a place in a box car, I take my guitar and pass some time”.
January 28, 2012 at 6:46 am
Wow….this is great music. what a duet?
April 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm
One of the greatest songs … done great twice…that’s near impossible.
April 26, 2012 at 4:50 am
A beautiful cut I agree. And Reba and Natalie Cole do justice to ‘Since I fell for you’. All in all it was not the greatest album offering out there but some of the cuts do sparkle.
September 2, 2012 at 10:46 am
Best duet ever created!