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The Shirelles
African American girl group
1
Maxine Brown
American soul and R&B singer
2
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
3
Chris Clark
American musician
4
Luther Dixon
American songwriter, record producer, singer, conductor
5
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
6
Al Cleveland
American songwriter
7
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
8
Tammi Terrell
American singer–songwriter
9
The Kingsmen
American rock band
10
B.J. Thomas
American recording artist; pop singer
11
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
12
Human Nature
Australian band
13
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
14
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
15
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
16
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
17
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
18
Michael McDonald
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer
19
Sylvester Rivers
American music producer and composer
20
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
21
Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
22
DeBarge
American R&B, soul and funk musical group
23
Tommy Hunt
American singer
24
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
25
Warren Moore
American singer-songwriter and record producer
26
Freddie Jackson
American singer
27
Burt Bacharach
American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist
28
Ed Bruce
American country music songwriter and singer
29
Jackie Wilson
American singer
30
Ruby & the Romantics
American band
31
Kim Weston
singer
32
Bobby Rogers
American singer
33
James Gadson
American musician
34
Berry Gordy
American Music Executive, Record Producer
35
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
36
Al Caiola
American jazz musician, guitarist, composer and arranger; United States Marine
37
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
38
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
39
Love Sculpture
Welsh band
40
The Jackson 5
American pop music family group
41
Bull Moose Jackson
American blues and rhythm-and-blues singer and saxophonist
42
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
43
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
