Cindy Birdsong - American singer who became famous as a member of The Supremes in 1967, when she replaced co-founding member Florence Ballard. Birdsong had previously been a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebells. Harry Ray - Vocalist & songwriter who came to prominence as a member of American soul & R&B group, Ray, Goodman […]
Michael McCary - American singer, known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.
Eddie Kendricks - American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. Sheila and Wanda Hutchinson - Lead singers of American R&B groups The Emotions. The group started out in gospel music but transitioned into […]
Betty Wright - American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night". Carla Thomas - American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen […]
Robin and Maurice Gibb - British singers, songwriters and record producers, who gained worldwide fame as a members of the pop group The Bee Gees.
Eugene Record - American singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was best known as the lead vocalist of the Chicago-based vocal group The Chi-Lites from their formation in 1959 until 1973 and again from 1980 to 1988. Esther Phillips - American singer, best known for her R&B vocals. She rose to prominence in 1950, […]
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Lee Dorsey - American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" and "Working in the Coal Mine". Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with instrumental backing provided by the Meters. Woody Shaw - American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is […]
Johnny Otis - American singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. Lonnie Liston Smith - American jazz, soul, and funk musician who played with such jazz artists as Pharoah Sanders […]
Patti Drew - American pop singer who achieved brief success in the late 1960s. Drew was raised in Nashville, Tennessee and Evanston, Illinois, where she sang in church with her sisters, Lorraine and Erma. Yvonne Elliman - American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical […]
Chris Jasper - American singer, composer, and producer. Jasper is a former member of the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of the Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. Paul Jackson Jr. - American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. Bo Diddley - American singer, guitarist, songwriter […]
Donna Summer - American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following.
