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James D-Train Williams
American musician
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Musiq Soulchild
American singer
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Eric Benét
American singer
3
Teena Marie
American singer
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Michael Stipe
American singer, songwriter, musician, film producer, music video director, and visual artist
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Judith Hill
American singer
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Babyface
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Joe Pizzulo
American singer
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Patti Austin
American singer
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Lakeisha Babe Heart
Quartet from Oakland California
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Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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Charlie Midnight
American musician
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James "J.T." Taylor
American singer and actor; member of Kool & the Gang
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James Ingram
American singer–songwriter and record producer
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Merle Haggard
American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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Peggy Scott-Adams
African-American soul and R&B singer
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Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
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The Mamas & the Papas
American folk rock vocal group
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Glenn Lewis
Canadian singer
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Barbara Lewis
American singer and songwriter
21
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
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Case
American singer
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Jesse Johnson
American musician
25
Merry Clayton
American musician
26
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Randy Crawford
American jazz and R&B singer
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Mike Mills
American musician; multi-instrumentalist for American alternative rock band R.E.M.
29
Iron & Wine
American musician
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Phyllis Hyman
American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995)
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Blaze Foley
American country singer and songwriter
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Jermaine Jackson
American singer and member of The Jackson 5
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Marvin Gaye
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Jennifer Hudson
American singer–songwriter, actress, spokesperson
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Marilyn Martin
American recording artist; singer
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John Legend
American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist
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Bill Berry
American musician; drummer for R.E.M.
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Jason Scheff
American musician
