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Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
1
Hi Rhythm Section
American music group
2
Willie Mitchell
American record producer and arranger
3
Howard Grimes
American musician
4
Teenie Hodges
American guitarist, songwriter
5
The Blackwood Brothers
American southern gospel quartet
6
Al Green
American singer
7
Lee Williams and the Spiritual QC's
8
O. V. Wright
American singer
9
The Dixie Hummingbirds
band
10
The Dixie Nightingales
African-American male vocal group
11
Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
12
Leroy Hodges
American musician
13
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
14
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
15
The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
16
The Detroit Emeralds
band
17
Panama Francis
American musician
18
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
19
Cassietta George
American musician
20
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
21
Ken Boothe
Jamaican musician
22
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
23
Solomon Burke
American singer
24
Junior Kimbrough
american musician
25
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
26
Quiet Elegance
singing group founded in Detroit, Michigan
27
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
28
Joe Hinton
American musician
29
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
30
Ann Cole
American musician
31
Redd Velvet
American singer
32
Nathaniel Mayer
American musician
33
Mavis Staples
American singer
34
Cozy Cole
American musician
35
James Carr
American musician
36
Jake Hess
American singer
37
Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
38
The Soul Stirrers
band
39
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
40
Jon Tiven
American record producer
41
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
42
Lorez Alexandria
American musician
43
Willie Johnson
American musician
44
The Oak Ridge Boys
American band that plays country music
45
Tiny Grimes
American jazz and R&B guitarist
46
Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
47
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
