Bobby Parker (American blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter) Wilton Felder (American saxophone and bass player) Van Morrison (Singer and songwriter)
Archie Bell (American solo singer and former lead singer of Archie Bell & the Drells) Donald Blackman (American jazz-funk pianist, singer, and songwriter. He performed with Louis Hayes, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Nicolas Dietz) Terry Callier (American soul, folk and jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter) General Johnson ( Frontman off Chairmen of the Board and an […]
Sam Gooden (American soul singer! He is best known for being an original member of the successful group The Impressions ) Bobby Purify (Singer from R&B singing duo James & Bobby Purify) Horace Silver (American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) Joe Simon (American soul and R&B musician)
Memphis Slim (American blues pianist, singer, and composer) PIANIST MEMPHIS SLIM (1915-1988, ALIAS JOHN LEN AND LATER PETER CHATMAN) HERE C. 1945 © AGIP/AD
Beyonce Knowles-Carter (American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and filmmaker) Lawrence Hilton Jacobs (American actor and singer) Ronald Lapraed (Singer and musician from R&B soul group The Commodores) Jerry Ragavoy ( American songwriter and record producer)
Terry Ellis (American singer–songwriter and actress. Ellis is best known as a founding member of the R&B/Pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989) Buddy Miles (American rock drummer, vocalist, composer, and producer.)
Gloria Gaynor (American singer, best known for the disco hit "I Will Survive" ) Latimore (American blues and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist) Beloyd (Songwriter and musician for soul R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire) Little Milton (American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single "We're Gonna Make It".) Sonny Rollins […]
David Lewis (Singer from R&B group Atlantic Starr) Earl Nelson (American soul singer and songwriter)
Billy Preston (American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel) Inez Foxx (American rhythm and blues singer from duo Inez and Charlie Foxx) Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (American R&B singer) Elvin Ray Jones (American jazz drummer of the post-bop era) Otis Redding (American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He […]
Roy Ayers (American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer) Jose Feliciano (Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer)
Harry Connick Jr. (American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host.) Estelle Stewart Axton (American record executive and co-founder of Stax Records, along with her brother Jim Stewart) Hiram Bullock (American jazz funk and jazz fusion guitarist)
Barry White (American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and composer) Gloria Jones (American singer and songwriter) Ali Ollie Woodsen (American R&B singer, musician, songwriter, keyboardist, drummer, and occasional actor best known for his twelve years with The Temptations) Judy Clay (American soul and gospel singer)
Damian Dame (American R&B group) Lewie Steinberg (American musician best known as the original bass guitar player for the soul music group Booker T. & the M.G.'s.) Gene Page (American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer) Joni Sledge (American singer–songwriter, actress and producer. Sledge was best known as a founding member of the American family […]
Oliver Lake (American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist.) Amy Winehouse ( English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz)
George Howard (American smooth jazz saxophonist.) Sylvia Moy (American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. )
Earl Klugh (American acoustic guitarist and composer) Izora Armstead (an American singer-songwriter) Rodney Franklin (American jazz pianist, composer, and record producer) B.B. King (American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that influenced many later blues electric guitar players) Jon Hendricks (American jazz […]
Jack McDuff (American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz era of the 1960s, often performing with an organ trio)
Michael Franks (American singer and songwriter, considered a leader of the quiet storm movement)
Billy Ward (American singer with Billy Ward and His Dominoes) Lloyd Parks (Jamaican reggae vocalist and bass player who has recorded and performed as a solo artist) Brook Benton (American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop) Nile Rogers (American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and composer) […]
Deah Dame (Lead singer of R&B group duo Damian Dame) Eric Gale (American blues-rock guitarist) Chico Hamilton (American jazz drummer and bandleader) Eddie Bo (American singer and pianist)
Shirley Jones (American R&B singer. She was a member of The Jones Girls before starting a solo career. ) Marlena Shaw (American singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television commercials.)
John Coltrane (American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz.) Ray Charles (American singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray." He was often referred […]
Wayne Henderson (American soul jazz and hard bop trombonist and record producer. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group The Jazz Crusaders.)
Sam Rivers (American jazz musician and composer. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz.) Cecil Womack (American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was one of the musical Womack brothers, and had success […]
Gary Bartz (American jazz saxophonist.) Little Benny (American trumpet player, who was a part of the Washington D.C.-based go-go band Rare Essence.)
Don Cornelius (American television show host and producer who was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 until 1993.) Allan Barnes ( American jazz musician) Keith Barrow (American Disco/Soul singer and songwriter born and raised in Chicago.)
Ben E. King (American soul and R&B singer and record producer.) Keni Burke (American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who began his career with four siblings in the 1970s band the Five Stairsteps.) Sean Levert (American singer-songwriter and actor. Levert is best known as a member of the R&B vocal group LeVert. Levert was the son of O'Jays lead […]
Jean Luc Ponty ( French jazz violinist and composer.) Tommy Tate (American soul singer and songwriter, who had three hits on the R&B chart in the 1970s.)
Marilyn McCoo (American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold.) Cissy Houston (American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne […]
Donny Hathaway (American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger. Hathaway has been described as a "soul legend" by Rolling Stone.) Howard Hewett (Grammy Award-winning American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the Grammy winning R&B/soul vocal group Shalamar.) Herb Fame (American singer from vocal duo, Peaches & Herb)
Freddie Jackson (American Grammy-nominated singer.) Vanessa Bell Armstrong (Gospel singer who released her debut album Peace Be Still in 1983.)
