Chuck Mangione - American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-pop single "Feels So Good". Ronny Jordan - British guitarist and part […]

J. J. Barnes - American R&B singer and songwriter. He recorded several singles, starting in 1960. Des'ree - English pop recording artist who rose to popularity during the 1990s. She is best known for her hits "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You". At the 1999 Brit Awards she received the Brit […]

Billy Paul - American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single War of the Gods, which blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences. Vesta Williams - American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as […]

Michael McDonald - American musician, singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer known for his distinctive, soulful voice and as a member of the bands the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.  

Ronnie Laws - American jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flutist Hubert Laws, jazz vocalist Eloise Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.

Willie Hutch - American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s.     Frankie Beverly - American singer, musician, songwriter, and producer, known primarily for his recordings with the soul and funk band Maze. Beverly formed Maze, originally called Raw Soul, […]

Andre Lewis - American musician known for his synthesizer recordings at Motown. As Andre Lewis he also contributed to Labelle's Moon Shadow and Whitney Houston's Just Whitney. Barbara Weathers - American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr. Brenda Jones - American singer of R&B group, The Jones Girls.

Dan Hartman - American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Among songs he wrote and recorded were "Free Ride" with the Edgar Winter Group, and the solo hits "Relight My Fire", "Instant Replay", "I Can Dream About You", "We Are the Young" and "Second Nature". Jerry Butler - American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and retired […]

Donald Byrd -  American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the rare bebop jazz musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist.

Jessica Cleaves - American singer and songwriter. Cleaves was a lead singer of The Friends of Distinction; Earth, Wind & Fire; Parliament Funkadelic; and Raw Silk. Paul Hardcastle -  British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles […]

Sonny Greer -  American jazz drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with Duke Ellington.

Clark Terry - American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, and Oscar Peterson. He was with The Tonight Show Band on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1972.

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, […]

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.