Ebony and Ivory (piano duo) Ebony and Ivory (piano duo) Ebony and Ivory was the name given to two elderly women in New Jersey, one white and one black, who played classical piano together. Both had suffered a stroke in 1982 and become partially disabled. Ruth Eisenberg and Margaret Patrick were introduced to each other the following year and began playing piano together, one hand each. A reporter covering their story dubbed them "Ebony and Ivory" after the 1982 hit song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Margaret Patrick (1913–1994) grew up in Harlem and started playing the piano at the age of eight. She
Get It (Stevie Wonder song) on "All I Do" from Wonder's platinum-selling "Hotter than July" album. At the time of the single's release, and their respective albums released in the same year, Wonder again worked with Jackson on his top-selling "Bad" album for the song, "Just Good Friends", this time as a duet. The single was a top five R&B hit (#4), and a top twenty Adult Contemporary hit (#11). It didn't fare well on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, stalling at #80, its peak position. Get It (Stevie Wonder song) "Get It" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder with a