Barbara Mason - American soul singer with several R&B and pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for her self-written 1965 hit song "Yes, I'm Ready". Mighty Hannibal - American R&B, soul, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his showmanship, and outlandish costumes often incorporating a pink turban, several of […]

Patti Austin - American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Ronnie Spector - American singer who formed the girl group the Ronettes in 1957 with her elder sister Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley. Bennett fronted the group while record producer Phil Spector produced the majority of their output. Bobby Hatfield - American […]

Kenny Gamble - American singer, songwriter and producer.

Percy Mayfield - American rhythm-and-blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He was also a songwriter, known for the songs "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", a song popularized by Ray Charles. Pat Metheney - American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and […]

Jimmy McCracklin -  American pianist, vocalist, and songwriter. His style contained West Coast blues, Jump blues, and R&B. Over a career that spanned seven decades, he said he had written almost a thousand songs and had recorded hundreds of them.