Coleman Hawkins - American jazz tenor saxophonist. One of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument, as Joachim E. Berendt explained: "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn". Andrew Love - Saxophone player based in Memphis, Tennessee, best known for being a member of The […]
Wendy Moten - American jazz singer from Tennessee born in Memphis and based in Nashville. Moten has had a successful career in music, including several major-label solo records, some international hit songs, and a second career as a touring musician.
Betty Everett - American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "Shoop Shoop Song", and her duet "Let It Be Me" with Jerry Butler. Gloria Lynne - American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.
Richard Tee - American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", "Slip Slidin' Away", "Just the Two of Us", "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow", "Crackerbox Palace", "Tell Her About It", and many others. Juggy Murray Jones - American record label owner, […]
Percy Sledge - American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA. Stacy Lattisaw - American R&B singer from […]