Charlie Foxx ( American singer and guitarist from rhythm and blues and soul duo group Inez and Charlie Foxx) Dianne Reeves (American jazz singer.) Belita Woods (lead singer of the late 1970s R&B group Brainstorm.) Ellie Greenwich (American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer.) Ernie Watts (American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who […]
Bootsy Collins (American musician, singer and songwriter.) Eddie Henderson (American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player.)
Weldon Irvine, Jr. (American composer, playwright, poet, pianist, organist, and keyboardist.)
Cleo Laine (English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves.)
Eugene "Bird" Daughtrey - American singer from vocal group "The Intruders". King Errisson - American musician. Melba Moore - American singer, actress, voice actress, and entertainer. Randy Jackson - American singer-songwriter, musician, and dancer. Randy is best known as a former member of his family band the Jacksons.
Otis Williams - American bariton singer, songwriter and a record producer. Williams is the founder and last surviving original member of the Motown vocal group The Temptations, a group in which he continues to perform; he also owns the rights to the Temptations name. Clifford Brown - American jazz trumpeter. Daryl Coley - American Christian […]
Benard Edwards - American bass player, singer, songwriter and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. Dooley Siverspoon - American gospel singer. Yvonne Wright - American singer and songwriter. Illnois Jacquet - American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying […]
Earl Carroll - Lead vocalist of the doo-wop group The Cadillacs. The group's biggest hit was "Speedoo", which with a minor spelling change became Carroll's subsequent nickname. It was released in 1955. Maxine Nightingale - British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for her hits in the 1970s, with the million seller […]
Joe Turner - American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." Clifford Curry - American beach music, soul music, and R&B singer. Billy Mitchell - American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Jeff Lorber - American keyboardist, composer, and record producer.
Ike Turner - American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. Loleatta Holloway - American singer, mainly known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". Charles Bradley - American singer. After years of obscurity and a part-time music career, Bradley came to prominence in his early 50s.
Arturo Sandoval - Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer. While living in his native Cuba, Sandoval was influenced by jazz musicians Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie. Lani Hall - American singer, lyricist, author, and the wife of Herb Alpert. From 1966 to 1971 she performed as lead vocalist for Sérgio Mendes & Brasil […]
