Solomon Burke -  American preacher and singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been called "a key transitional figure bridging R&B and soul", and was known for his "prodigious output". Russell Thompkins - American soul singer. Best known as […]

Stephanie Mills - American singer and songwriter. Mills rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original 7 Time Tony Award Winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979. The song "Home" from the show later became a Number 1 U.S. R&B hit for Mills and her signature song. George Benson - […]

Chaka Khan - American singer, songwriter and musician. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus.

Billy Stewart - American rhythm and blues singer and pianist who was popular during the 1960s. Don Covay - American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings include "Mercy, Mercy", "See-Saw", and "It's Better to Have".

Aretha Franklin - American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists.