Quincy Jones - American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Sugarfoot - Musician, vocalist, and producer. Mark Murphy - American jazz singer based at […]

Jean Carne - American jazz and pop singer. In mid career, she added a final e to her name. Carn is a vocalist credited with a five octave vocal range. Rockwell - American musician, singer, and songwriter known as the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Rockwell is most well known for his hit 1984 […]

Tommy Flanagan - American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians.

Patrick Adams - American music arranger and record producer. He has earned 32 gold and platinum records. Nat King Cole - American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. He recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films […]

Vanessa Williams - American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983. Wilson Pickett - American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs […]