Anita Pointer - American singer-songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. She co-wrote and was the lead singer on their hit song "Fairytale", which garnered them their first Grammy Award in 1975.

Aaron Neville - American R&B and soul singer. He has had four platinum albums and four Top 10 hits in the United States, including three that reached number one on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. "Tell It Like It Is", from 1966, also reached the top position on the Soul chart for five weeks. Aaron Neville

Alicia Keys - American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records.

Anita Baker - American singer-songwriter. She is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads, especially renowned for her work during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s.  

L.J. Reynolds - Lead vocalist from R&B group, The Dramatics. Bobby Blue Bland - American blues singer. Bland developed a sound that mixed gospel with the blues and R&B.