Barbara Acklin -  American soul singer and songwriter, who was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s. General Crook - American soul musician. Crook was raised in Greenville, Mississippi, and moved to Chicago, Illinois, when he was 17. In 1969 he signed with Capitol Records, recording with an early version of Earth, Wind and Fire. […]

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 1980s 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, and civil rights activist.