Marv Johnson (American R&B and soul singer, notable for performing on the first record issued by Tamla Records, which later became Motown.) Titi Jackson (American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Jackson was an original member of The Jackson 5) Nellie Lutcher (American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who gained prominence in the late 1940s and early […]

Terry Huff (Washington, D.C.-based singer whose biggest hit was the ache-filled "The Lonely One," a substantial hit along the East Coast. ) Sugar Pie Desanto (American rhythm-and-blues singer, whose career in music flourished in the 1950s and 1960s.)

Wyclef Jean  (Haitian rapper, musician and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees. Jean has won three Grammy Awards for his musical work.)

Wilbert Hart (American R&B singer and a pioneering co-founding member of the legendary Delfonics.) George McCrae (American soul and disco singer, most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby".) Jennifer Holiday (American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God and […]

Eddie Harris (American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ.) C.P. Spencer (American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s.) Jelly Roll Morton (American ragtime and jazz pianist, […]

Steve Cropper (American guitarist, songwriter and record producer.) Dizzy Gillespie (American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.)

Bobby Fuller (American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for "Let Her Dance" and "I Fought the Law", recorded with his group The Bobby Fuller Four.) Curtis Womack (American musician and was the brother of legendary singer Bobby Womack. He was a member of the singing group “The Womack Brothers")

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.