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The "5" Royales
R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
1
Milan the Leather Boy
American musician
2
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
3
Mouse and the Traps
US band
4
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
5
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
6
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
7
Eddie & Ernie
8
Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
9
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
10
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
11
Solomon Burke
American singer
12
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
13
James Carr
American musician
14
Mavis Staples
American singer
15
Bunny Wailer
Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist
16
Kip Anderson
American soul blues and R&B singer and songwriter
17
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
18
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
19
Al Green
American singer
20
Kirk Franklin
American musician
21
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
22
The Chuck Wagon Gang
country gospel musical group
23
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
24
Houston Person
American saxophonist
25
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
26
Shirley Brown
American musician
27
The Litter
1960s psychedelic rock band
28
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
29
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
30
Edwin Hawkins
American musician
31
Stella Parton
country singer
32
Betty Wright
American singer
33
Lucky Peterson
American musician
34
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
35
Bobby Hatfield
American singer
36
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
37
The Aardvarks
American garage rock band active in the 1960s
38
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
39
Lonnie Mack
American blues-rock guitarist and vocalist
40
Perri "Pebbles" Reid
American dance-pop singer-songwriter
41
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
42
Goree Carter
singer
43
Isley-Jasper-Isley
American musical trio
44
DeGarmo and Key
band
45
Linda Jones
American singer
46
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
47
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
48
Art Rupe
American music industry executive
49
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
50
Tommie Young
American singer
51
Arthur Conley
American soul singer
52
Lee Andrews & the Hearts
American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
53
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
54
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
55
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
56
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
57
Larry Norman
American musician
58
Nick Lowe
British singer
