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Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Jeff Lorber
American keyboardist, composer, and record producer
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Ronnie Laws
jazz musician
4
Najee
American musician
5
Kevin Toney
American composer
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Jonathan Butler
South African musician
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Jesse Powell
American musician
8
Will Downing
American singer-songwriter and producer
9
Ken Navarro
American musician
10
Musiq Soulchild
American singer
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Boney James
American recording artist; saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer
12
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Spyro Gyra
American jazz band
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Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
15
Wanz
American singer
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Miles Jaye
American musician
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Alex Bugnon
Swiss musician
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Keith Martin
American musician
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Joshua Redman
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Donald Harrison
musician, composer, producer, instructor
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The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
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Todd Phillips
musician, composer, producer
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Sade
British band
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Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
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Herbie Mann
American jazz flutist
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Kathy Kosins
American jazz and R&B singer
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Rick Braun
American smooth jazz trumpeter, vocalist and record producer
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Take 6
American a cappella gospel music group
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Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
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Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
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Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
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Brian McKnight
American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B musician
33
Ginuwine
American singer
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Cameo
American band
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Rob Ickes
American resonator guitarist
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Tevin Campbell
US singer-songwriter, actor
37
David Hirschfelder
Australian film score composer, musician
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Johnny Mathis
American singer, recording artist
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Norman Brown
Smooth jazz guitarist
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Richie Powell
American pianist
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Tony Rich
American singer-songwriter
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Herb Alpert
American musician
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Us3
British band
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Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
45
Mel Powell
American composer
46
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
47
Maysa Leak
American jazz singer
48
Bobby Caldwell
singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
49
Kenny G
American saxophonist
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Cozy Cole
American musician
51
David Benoit
American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)
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Brian Culbertson
American musician
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T-Pain
American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and streamer
54
George Benson
American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter
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Luis Salinas
Argentine musician
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Michael Lington
Danish musician
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Esthero
Canadian singer
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Aaron Neville
American musician
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Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop musician
60
Leroy Hutson
American musician
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Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
62
Elle Varner
American singer-songwriter
63
Robin Thicke
American-Canadian singer
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Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
65
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
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Ronny Jordan
English guitarist
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Charlie Wilson
American singer, songwriter, record producer
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Page Hamilton
American singer and guitarist
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Patrice Rushen
American musician
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Andreas Öberg
Swedish guitarist
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David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
72
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
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The Emotions
American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois
