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, in his […]

Barbara Weathers - American R&B/soul singer, and former lead singer of R&B vocal group, Atlantic Starr.  

Sammy Davis, Jr. - American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, and his film career began in 1933.

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

Dionne Warwick - American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era. Sheila E -  American percussionist and singer. She began her […]

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.

Michael McCary - American singer, known for being a former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men.

Lenny White - American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea in the 1970s. Maurice White - American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served […]

Keith Wilder - Lead singer and vocalist of funk band, Heatwave.  

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". Gwen McCrae - American singer, best known for her 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair". […]

Robin and Maurice Gibb - Members of 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, […]

Abdul Fakir - American singer and founding member of R&B group, The Four Tops.  

Patti Drew - American pop singer who achieved brief success in the late 1960s.   Yvonne Elliman - American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US #1 hit with […]

Bo Diddley - American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, George Thorogood, and The Clash. Viola Wills - American pop singer, best known for the 1979 UK Singles Chart […]