Jean Wells - American soul singer Robert Cray - American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards.

Fat Larry James - Drummer and Founder of American R&B/funk band, The Fat Larry's Band. Johnny Kemp - Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single "Just Got Paid", which was nominated for a Grammy […]

Eddie Jefferson - American jazz vocalist and lyricist. He is credited as an innovator of vocalese, a musical style in which lyrics are set to an instrumental composition or solo. Johnny Graham - Lead guitarist of Earth Wind & Fire. Beverly Lee - American soul singer. Syreeta Wright - American singer-songwriter, best known for her […]

Louis Armstrong - American trumpeter and vocalist. He is among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and different eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans.  Timi Yuro - American singer-songwriter. Sometimes called "the little girl with the big voice," she is considered to […]

Damita Jo DeBlanc - American actress, comedian, and singer. Her second marriage was to her manager James "Biddy" Wood in 1961. Airto Moreira -  Brazilian jazz drummer and percussionist. He is married to jazz singer Flora Purim, and their daughter Diana Moreira is also a singer.