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The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
3
Gene Chandler
American musician
4
Leroy Hutson
American musician
5
Major Lance
singer
6
Linda Clifford
American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress
7
Mavis Staples
American singer
8
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
9
Gladys Knight
American singer
10
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
11
Al Green
American singer
12
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
13
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
14
Johnny Pate
American record producer
15
Eddie Kramer
audio engineer and producer
16
Nile Rodgers
American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and composer
17
Baby Huey
Anerican singer
18
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
19
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
20
John Medora
American musician
21
Samuel David Moore
American musician
22
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
23
Whitney Houston
American singer and actress (1963-2012)
24
Lionel Richie
American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor
25
Danger Mouse
American musician, songwriter and producer
26
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
27
Fishbone
U.S. alternative rock band
28
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
29
Sly and the Family Stone
American band
30
Henry Gibson
American musician
31
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
32
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
33
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
34
Anthony DeCurtis
Journalist, music critic
35
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
36
Eddie Vedder
American singer and musician
37
Prince
American singer, musician, and songwriter
38
Roy Orbison
American singer-songwriter
39
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
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The Police
English rock band
41
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
42
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican musician, singer and actor
