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Bob & Earl
Bob & Earl
American soul musical group
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Earl Nelson
Earl Nelson
American musician and songwriter
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Barry White
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
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Bobby Hebb
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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Al Caiola
Al Caiola
American jazz musician, guitarist, composer and arranger; United States Marine
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Roy C
Roy C
American singer, songwriter
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Bobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman
American singer
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Ricky Valance
Ricky Valance
Welsh singer
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Bobby Day
Bobby Day
American rock and roll and R&B musician
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Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra
American recording artist; singer
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Earl Palmer
Earl Palmer
American drummer
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The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
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Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon
American singer-songwriter
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Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
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Bunny Sigler
Bunny Sigler
American musician
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Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
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Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Jamaican reggae band
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The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
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Soul Syndicate
Soul Syndicate
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The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds
English band
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The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
American band
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Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician
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Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
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The Hollywood Flames
The Hollywood Flames
American R&B vocal group
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Bobby King
Bobby King
American gospel-style, R&B and soul singer
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Keith Relf
Keith Relf
English pop musician, singer for the Yardbirds (1943–1976)
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The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
band
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Barbara Acklin
Barbara Acklin
American soul singer and songwriter
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Ben E. King
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
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Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls
American record producer
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Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
American musician
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Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor
American soul musician
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J. J. Jackson
J. J. Jackson
American singer
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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R. Dean Taylor
R. Dean Taylor
Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
Bob Relf
American R&B musician

Bob Relf

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American R&B musician
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Robert Nelson Relf (January 10, 1937 – November 20, 2007), was an American R&B and soul musician. Best known as half of the soul music duo Bob & Earl whose song, Harlem Shuffle was released in the US in 1963 and in the UK in 1964. It was re-released 1969 reaching No 7 in the UK charts. Relf's recording of the song "Blowing My Mind to Pieces" was written by Lou Barreto as well as being produced by Lou Barreto and Rod Bumgardner. The song became popular on the Northern soul scene in the UK in the 1970s.