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Allen Toussaint
American musician
1
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
2
First Choice
3
Betty Wright
American singer
4
Bobby Freeman
American singer
5
Garnet Mimms
American musician
6
The Toys
American pop girl group of the 1960s
7
Jon Tiven
American record producer
8
The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
9
Atlantic Starr
American R&B band
10
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
11
Billie Ray Martin
German singer
12
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
13
The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group
14
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
15
Maxine Brown
American soul and R&B singer
16
CeCe Peniston
American singer
17
Chris Clark
American musician
18
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
19
Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
20
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
21
James Carr
American musician
22
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
23
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
24
Phillip Mitchell
singer and songwriter
25
Shorty Long
American singer
26
Marsha Ambrosius
English singer-songwriter
27
The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
28
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
29
J. J. Jackson
American singer
30
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
31
Rodney Crowell
American musician
32
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
33
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
34
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
35
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
36
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
37
Ella Washington
American singer
38
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
39
Calvin Harris
Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer
40
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer
41
The Undisputed Truth
American band
42
Amerie
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress
43
Brenda Holloway
American musician
44
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
45
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
46
Mýa
American R&B recording artist
47
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
48
Evelyn King
American singer
49
Bob Relf
American R&B musician
