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Jazze Pha
Jazze Pha
American record producer, songwriter and hype man from Georgia
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The Soul Children
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
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J. Blackfoot
J. Blackfoot
singer
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Otis Redding
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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Wendy Rene
Wendy Rene
American singer
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Con Funk Shun
Con Funk Shun
American rhythm and blues band
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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The Mar-Keys
The Mar-Keys
studio session band
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Donald Dunn
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
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The Dramatics
The Dramatics
American rhythm and blues group
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas
American singer
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Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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The Temprees
The Temprees
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The Memphis Horns
The Memphis Horns
American horn section
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William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Wayne Jackson
Wayne Jackson
American musician
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Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
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Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
American singer
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The Crusaders
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
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Dazz Band
Dazz Band
American funk band
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Willie Mitchell
Willie Mitchell
American record producer and arranger
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24-Carat Black
24-Carat Black
American soul and funk band
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Joyce Cobb
Joyce Cobb
American jazz and R&B singer
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Larry Graham
Larry Graham
American bass guitar player
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Cameo
Cameo
American band
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Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone
American band
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Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
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MFSB
MFSB
group of studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios
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Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai
British acid jazz band
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Luther Ingram
Luther Ingram
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
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Albert King
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
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The Bar-Kays are an American soul, R&B, and funk group formed in 1966. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" (US Billboard Hot 100 number 17, R&B number 3) in 1967, "Son of Shaft" (R&B number 10) in 1972, and "Boogie Body Land" (R&B number 7) in 1980.