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The Drifters
American R&B band (1953-)
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Rudy Lewis
American singer
2
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
3
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
4
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
5
Percy Sledge
American singer
6
Bobby Hendricks
American singer
7
Bill Withers
American singer-songwriter and musician
8
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
9
Lloyd Trotman
American musician
10
Solomon Burke
American singer
11
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
12
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
13
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
14
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
15
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
16
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
17
Marvin Gaye
American singer-songwriter and musician
18
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
19
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
20
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
21
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
22
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
23
Betty Wright
American singer
24
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
25
Bar-Kays
American band
26
Jackie Wilson
American singer
27
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
28
Gene Chandler
American musician
29
Al Green
American singer
30
Evelyn King
American singer
31
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
32
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist
33
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
34
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
35
The "5" Royales
R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
36
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
37
Gladys Knight
American singer
38
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
39
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor
40
The Tams
41
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
42
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
43
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
44
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
45
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
46
Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American songwriter, record producer, music executive
47
Edwin Starr
American singer
48
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
49
James & Bobby Purify
50
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
51
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
52
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul
53
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
54
Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
55
Dusty Springfield
English singer and record producer
56
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
57
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
58
Eddie Floyd
American singer
59
Stan Applebaum
American composer, arranger and conductor
60
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
61
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
62
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
63
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
64
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
65
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
66
Roberta Flack
American singer
67
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
68
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter
69
Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
70
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
71
The Midnighters
American R&B group
72
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer
73
Marc Broussard
American musician
74
Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
