Charles Mingus - American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer, and bandleader.

Bobbi Humphrey - American jazz flautist and singer who plays jazz fusion, funk, and soul-jazz. Ella Fitzgerald - American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", […]

D.C. Larue - American singer, songwriter and producer. His music was successful in clubs and on dance music charts worldwide during the 1970s and early 1980s. Mike Francis - Italian […]

Ann Peebles - American singer and songwriter who gained celebrity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s for Hi Records. Two of her most popular songs are "I Can't […]

Too Short - American rapper and record producer. Steve Khan - American jazz guitarist.

Duke Ellington - American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Toots Thielemans - Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known […]

Lesley Gore - American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She followed […]

James Brown - American singer, dancer, musician, record producer, and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to […]

Nick Ashford - R&B singer and songwriter. Tyrone Davis - American blues and soul singer with a long list of hit records over more than 20 years. Ron Carter - […]

Andy Gibb - English singer, songwriter, and actor. Jheryl - American recording company executive who was the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Motown Records. Johnnie Taylor - American […]

Herb Cox - American singer from R&B group, The Cleftones.

David Prater - American Southern soul and rhythm & blues singer and musician, who was the deeper baritone/tenor vocalist of the soul vocal duo Sam & Dave from 1961 until […]