Gwen Guthrie - American singer-songwriter and pianist who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Peter Tosh, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack.
Frank McComb - Soul singer and record producer. He has collaborated with Prince, Chaka Khan, Will Smith, Najee, Branford Marsalis, George Duke, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Phyllis Hyman, Gamble and Huff, Patrice Rushen, Lalah Hathaway, Fred Hammond, and John P. Kee. Gregory Isaacs - Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, […]
Denise Lasalle - American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues". Her best known songs were "Trapped by a Thing Called Love" and "Down Home Blues". William Bell - American soul singer and songwriter. As a performer, […]
Phil Upchurch - American jazz and blues guitarist.
Carlos Santana - Mexican-American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock 'n' roll and Latin American jazz.
Larry Tolbert - Drummer & percussionist. Member of American funk and R&B vocal group, Raydio.
Chuck Jackson - American R&B singer who was one of the first artists to record material by Burt Bacharach and Hal David successfully. He has performed with moderate success since 1961. His hits include "I Don't Want to Cry," "Any Day Now," "I Keep Forgettin'", and "All Over the World". Al Di Meola - American […]
Renee Diggs - Former lead singer of the R&B group Starpoint. Known for musical hits such as "Object Of My Desire" and "All Night Long," Diggs' band recorded 10 albums during the 1980s. Madeline Bell - American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 70s with pop […]
Billy Taylor - American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the artistic director for jazz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Jennifer Lopez- American singer, actress, and dancer. […]
Verdine White - American musician, best known as a founding member and bassist for the band Earth, Wind & Fire. White was placed at No. 27 on Bass Player's list of The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time. Rudy West - Founding Vocalist in American rhythm and blues vocal group, The Five Keys.
Brenton Wood - American singer and songwriter known for his two 1967 hit singles, "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign". Andrea Marie Truden - American pornographic actress and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger Kissin, Singe Low, Sandra Lips, Andrea Travis, […]
Harvey Fuqua - American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive. Fuqua founded the seminal R&B/doo-wop group the Moonglows in the 1950s. He is notable as one of the key figures in the development of the Motown label in Detroit, Michigan. Mary Love Comer - American soul and gospel singer, and […]
