Margaret Patrick Margaret Patrick Margaret Patrick (1913–1994) was "Ebony" in Ebony and Ivory, the name given to a pair of great-grandmothers in New Jersey, one white and one black, who played classical piano together. Each had a stroke in 1982 and became partially disabled. They were introduced to one another 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. Patrick grew up in Harlem and started playing the piano at the age of eight and immediately fell in love
Take It Away (Paul McCartney song) end. Take It Away (Paul McCartney song) "Take It Away" is a single by Paul McCartney from his 1982 album "Tug of War". The single spent sixteen weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart, reaching #10 It reached #15 in the UK. The music video, directed by John Makenzie, features former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and long-time producer George Martin, both of whom played on the track, as well as actor John Hurt. Although there is a segue from "Tug of War" into this song on the album, the single version instead starts cleanly but fades out earlier at