James "J.T." Taylor (American singer, actor and lead singer of the R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang)

Maysa Leak (American jazz singer)

Maxine Brown (American soul and R&B singer) Sarah Dash (American singer and actress) Edwin Hawkins (American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer and arranger) Ernie Isley (A member of the American musical ensemble The Isley Brothers) Sonny Til (American lead singer of The Orioles) Barbara Harris (American singer)

Johnny Nash (American reggae and pop music, singer/songwriter)

David Lasley (American recording artist, singer and songwriter) C.L. Blast (American soul singer) Isaac Haynes (American singer, songwriter, actor and producer)

Count Basie (American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer)   Kim Sledge (American singer from vocal group Sister Sledge)

Roscoe Shelton (American electric blues and R&B singer) Edward Roy Patten (R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips) Chuck Brown (American guitarist, bandleader and singer) James DeBarge (American R&B/soul singer from the group DeBarge)  

Pebbles (American singer-songwriter, businesswoman, record producer and music executive.)  

Jeffrey Daniel (American dancer, singer-songwriter and choreographer, most notable for being a founding member of the R&B vocal group Shalamar) Dee Harvey (American R&B singer)

Walter Williams (Member of American R&B and soul group The O'Jays) Wayne Shorter (American jazz saxophonist and composer)

Valerie Simpson (American songwriter and singer) Branford Marsalis (American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader) Branford Marsalis at Monterey Jazz Festival CA 9/92 .© Brian McMillen .www.brianmcmillenphotography.com

Lester Young (American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist) Yolanda Adams (American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and radio host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show)