Jill Scott - American singer, songwriter, model, poet and actress. Her 2000 debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum, and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 both achieved gold status. Maya Angelou - American poet, memoirist, and […]

Bill Bland - American singer and songwriter. Tony Williams - American singer and lead vocalist from The Platters. Lenny Mayes - Member of the American soul music vocal group, T Nicholas Caldwell - American singer and co-founder of The Whispers.

Charlie Rouse - American hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. Richard "Popcorn" Wylie - American pianist, bandleader, songwriter, occasional singer, and record producer who was influential in the early years of Motown Records and was later known for his work on many records in the Northern soul genre. Donald Myrick - American saxophonist. He was […]

Billie Holiday - American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey - American keyboardist, […]

Deke Richards - American songwriter and record producer who was affiliated with Motown. He was a member of both The Clan and The Corporation, the latter a production team that wrote and produced some of The Jackson 5's early hits.