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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Erma Franklin
Erma Franklin
American recording artist; gospel and soul singer
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Judy Clay
Judy Clay
American soul and gospel singer
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Sweet Inspirations
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
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Van McCoy
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Dan Penn
Dan Penn
American musician
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Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
American singer
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Clara Ward
Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
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Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
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Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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George Jackson
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Melba Moore
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
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Freddie Scott
Freddie Scott
American singer
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Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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C. L. Franklin
C. L. Franklin
American activist
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Brook Benton
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
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Candi Staton
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
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Blue Magic
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
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Wynona Carr
Wynona Carr
American musician
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The Floaters
The Floaters
American R&B vocal group
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
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The Supremes
The Supremes
American female singing group
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Jo Armstead
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
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Johnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
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Simon Climie
Simon Climie
British songwriter and producer
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Jerry Ragovoy
Jerry Ragovoy
American songwriter and record producer
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Gwen Guthrie
Gwen Guthrie
American singer-songwriter
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Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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James Cleveland
James Cleveland
American musician
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Inez and Charlie Foxx
Inez and Charlie Foxx
American sister-and-brother singer duo
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Barry White
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
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Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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Don Covay
Don Covay
American musician
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Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Johnson
American musician (1943-2019)
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Albert Hammond
Albert Hammond
Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Bert Berns
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
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J. J. Barnes
J. J. Barnes
musician
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson
American vocalist and founding member of The Supremes
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The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four
Detroit band
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Titiyo
Titiyo
Swedish singer and songwriter
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Thomas Whitfield
Thomas Whitfield
American gospel singer
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Karen Clark Sheard
Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter
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The Soul Children
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
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Gloria Jones
Gloria Jones
American singer
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The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
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Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
American singer-songwriter
Carolyn Franklin
American singer-songwriter

Carolyn Franklin

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Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter. Besides her own musical success, Franklin was best known as the daughter of prominent Detroit preacher and civil rights activist C. L. Franklin and the younger sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin.