Walter Bishop Jr. - American jazz pianist. Nona Hendrix - American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade." Her music has ranged from soul, funk, and R&B […]

Arlene Smith - American singer and former lead singer of The Chantels. Darondo - American soul singer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Richard Street - American soul and R&B singer, most notable as a member of Motown vocal group The Temptations from 1971 to 1993.

Thomas McClary - American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founder and lead guitarist of The Commodores. McClary is credited with having created the signature sound of The Commodores' original music.

Toni Braxton - American singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female R&B artists in history. Larry Young - American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young's early work was strongly influenced by the soul jazz of Jimmy Smith, but he later […]

Joshie Jo Armstead - American soul singer and songwriter. Armstead began her career singing backing vocals for blues musician Bobby "Blue" Bland before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the early 1960s. Robert "Kool" Bell - American musician, singer and songwriter. He is one of the founding members of the […]