Dorothy LaBostrie (May 18 or 28, 1928 – November 4, 2007), later Dorothy LaBostrie Black, was an American songwriter, best known for co-writing Little Richard's 1955 hit "Tutti Frutti".
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Art Rupe
American music industry executive
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Cosimo Matassa
American recording engineer and studio owner
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Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
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Frank Fields
American musician
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Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
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O. C. Smith
American musician
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Esquerita
American musician
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Robert Blackwell
American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
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Fats Domino
American R&B musician
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Larry Williams
American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist
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Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and Broadway musicals
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Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Rita Lee
Brazilian singer and musician
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Earl Palmer
American drummer
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Clifton Chenier
American accordion player and Zydeco musician
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Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Kitty Kallen
American singer (1921-2016)
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Morris Levy
American gangster and con artist in the fields of jazz clubs, music publishing, and the independent record industry
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Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter
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Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
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Senator Jones
American musician
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
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Louis Prima
American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter (1910-1978)
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Peggy Lee
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)
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Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist
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Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Slim & Slam
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Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010)
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Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
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Sly Stone
American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Wynona Carr
American musician
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Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
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Shirley Goodman
American singer
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James Cleveland
American musician
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Dorothy Dandridge
American film and theatre actress, singer and dancer
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Shirley & Lee
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Fiona Apple
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Carly Simon
American singer-songwriter, musician and author
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Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Fontella Bass
American singer
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Ana Gabriel
Mexican singer
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Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
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Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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The Judds
American country music duo
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Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s