Hank Ballard - Rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of The Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. Jenny Burton - American R&B singer who had several hits on the US Billboard dance chart.
Tony Rich - American Grammy-award-winning Contemporary singer-songwriter best known for his hit single "Nobody Knows". Warren Pete Moore - American singer-songwriter and record producer, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1955 onwards, and was one of the group's original members.
J. Blackfoot - American soul singer. A member of The Soul Children in the late 1960s and 1970s, he subsequently had a moderately successful solo career. His biggest hit was "Taxi", which reached the charts in both the US and UK in 1984.
Betty Everett - American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "Shoop Shoop Song", and her duet "Let It Be Me" with Jerry Butler. Gloria Lynne - American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.
Richard Tee - American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", "Slip Slidin' Away", "Just the Two of Us", "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow", "Crackerbox Palace", "Tell Her About It", and many others. Donald "Duck" Dunn - American bass guitarist, session […]
Percy Sledge - American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Jocelyn Brown - American R&B and dance […]
Garnet Mimms - American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. Tina Turner - American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Known as "the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as part of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. Skip Scarborough […]
Randy Brecker - American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Jimi Hendrix - American musician, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists […]
J.J. Barnes - American R&B singer and songwriter. He recorded several singles, starting in 1960. Des'ree - English pop recording artist who rose to popularity during the 1990s. She is best known for her hits "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You". June Pointer - American singer, best known as the youngest […]
Ronnie Laws - American jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flutist Hubert Laws, jazz vocalist Eloise Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.
Cassandra Wilson - American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work.
Little Richard - American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Frank Wilson - American songwriter, singer and record producer for Motown Records.
