David Lewis (Singer from R&B group Atlantic Starr) Earl Nelson (American soul singer and songwriter)

Billy Preston (American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel) Inez Foxx (American rhythm and blues singer from duo Inez and Charlie Foxx) Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (American R&B singer) Elvin Ray Jones (American jazz drummer of the post-bop era) Otis Redding (American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He […]

Roy Ayers (American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer) Jose Feliciano (Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer)

Harry Connick Jr. (American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host.) Estelle Stewart Axton (American record executive and co-founder of Stax Records, along with her brother Jim Stewart) Hiram Bullock (American jazz funk and jazz fusion guitarist)

Barry White (American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and composer) Gloria Jones (American singer and songwriter) Ali Ollie Woodsen (American R&B singer, musician, songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and occasional actor best known for his twelve years with The Temptations) Judy Clay (American soul and gospel singer)

Damian Dame (American R&B group) Lewie Steinberg (American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s.) Gene Page (American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) Joni Sledge (American singer–songwriter, actress and producer. Sledge was best known as a founding member of the American family […]

Oliver Lake (American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist.) Amy Winehouse ( English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz)

George Howard (American smooth jazz saxophonist.) Sylvia Moy (American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. )

Earl Klugh (American acoustic guitarist and composer) Izora Armstead (an American singer-songwriter) Rodney Franklin (American jazz pianist, composer, and record producer) B.B. King (American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later blues electric guitar players) Jon Hendricks (American jazz […]

Jack McDuff (American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio)

Michael Franks (American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement)

Billy Ward (American singer with Billy Ward and His Dominoes) Lloyd Parks (Jamaican reggae vocalist and bass player who has recorded and performed as a solo artist) Brook Benton (American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop) Nile Rogers (American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and composer) […]