James JT Taylor -  American singer and actor best known as the former lead singer of the R&B/funk band Kool & the Gang. Before his rise to fame, Taylor was a teacher and amateur night club singer, having first joined a band at the age of 13.

Maysa Leak - American jazz singer better known by her mononym Maysa. She is well known by fans of smooth jazz both for her solo work and for her work with the British band Incognito.

Maxine Brown - American soul and R&B singer. Sarah Dash - American singer and actress. She first appeared on the music scene as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Edwin Hawkins - American gospel musician, pianist, choir master, composer, and arranger. Ernie Isley -  American musician, best known as a member of the […]

Johnny Nash - American singer-songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now". Primarily a reggae and pop singer, he was one of the first non-Jamaican artists to record reggae music in Kingston.

David Lasley - American recording artist, singer and songwriter best known for his contributions as a background singer for such artists as Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield and Boz Scaggs and for songs he has written for artists including Bonnie Raitt, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Maxine Nightingale, Rita Coolidge, Crystal Gayle, and Luther Vandross, and his solo albums and albums with his '70's […]