Bettye Swann - American soul singer. She is best known for her 1967 hit song "Make Me Yours". Brenda J. Payton - Vocalist who came to prominence as the lead singer and forming member of American R&B group, Brenda & The Tabulations.  

Don Davis - American record producer, songwriter and guitarist who combined a career in music with one in banking. Bert Reid - Saxophonist, singer, songwriter and producer who came to prominence in the American R&B / funk / disco group.  

Bootsy Collins - American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk with his driving basslines and humorous vocals. Eddie Henderson - American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. He came to prominence […]

Weldon Irvine Jr. - American composer, playwright, poet, pianist, organist, and keyboardist.

Cleo Laine - English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves.

Bernard Edwards - American bass player, singer, songwriter and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine. Dooley Silverspoon - American singer. Yvonne Wright - American songwriter […]