Oliver Sain - American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer, who was an important figure in the development of rhythm and blues music, notably in St Louis, Missouri.

Lawrence Payton - American tenor, songwriter, vocal arranger, musician, and record producer for the popular Motown quartet, the Four Tops. Larry Carlton - American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and '80s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. Bobby Eli - American musician, arranger, composer and […]

Junior Parker - American Memphis blues singer and musician. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". One music journalist noted, "For years Junior Parker deserted downhome harmonica blues for uptown blues-soul music".  

Bobby Womack - American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Miriam Makeba - South African singer, songwriter, actress, United Nations goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.  

Teena Marie -  American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer.    

Mary Wilson - American singer. She gained worldwide recognition as a founding member of The Supremes, the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. chart history, as well as one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time. Sylvia Robinson - American singer, record producer, and record label executive. […]

Kae Williams Jr. - Musical artist. Hamilton Bohannon - American percussionist, band leader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music. Leon Sylvers III - American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the family group The Sylvers and became one of […]