Jackie Wilson - American soul and rock and roll singer and performer. Wilson was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Kenny Barron - American […]
Shirley Alston - American soul singer who was the main lead singer of the hit girl group the Shirelles. In addition to Owens, the Shirelles consisted of classmates of hers […]
Bobby Freeman - American rock, soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, best known for his two Top Ten hits, the first in 1958 on Josie […]
Eban Brown - Lead singer of the Stylistics. Junior Walker - American multi-instrumentalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s. Marcus Miller - American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, producer and singer, […]
Erroll Garner - American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His best-known composition, the instrumental ballad "Misty," has become a jazz standard. Eddie Hinton - […]
Lamont Dozier - American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He has co-written and produced 14 US Billboard number 1 hits and 4 number ones […]
Lionel Richie - American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and television judge. Eric Dolphy - American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played […]
Brenda Holloway - American singer and songwriter, who was a recording artist for Motown Records during the 1960s. Her best-known recordings are the soul hits, "Every Little Bit Hurts", "When […]
Lee John - British musician, singer, and actor of St Lucian descent. Jimmy Castor - American funk, R&B, and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He […]
Marvin "Smitty" Smith - American jazz drummer and composer. Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Sr., was a drummer. "Smitty" was exposed to music at […]
Louis Risbrook - Bassist in American funk/disco group, B.T. Express. Doc Pumus - American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. […]
Jimmy Mundy - American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer, best known for his arrangements for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines. Joe Smith - American jazz trumpeter.
