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Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
1
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
2
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
3
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
4
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
5
Shirley Brown
American musician
6
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
7
Fern Kinney
American musician
8
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
9
The Williams Brothers
American traditional black gospel music group from Jackson, Mississippi
10
Dottie Peoples
American musician
11
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
12
Tyrone Davis
American musician
13
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
14
Grady Champion
musical artist
15
Bobby Rush
American musician
16
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
17
Margie Joseph
American R&B and soul singer
18
Freddie Jackson
American singer
19
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
20
Franklin Delano Williams
American gospel singer
21
James Carr
American musician
22
Jean Knight
singer
23
The Emotions
American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois
24
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
25
Mississippi Mass Choir
musical artist
26
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
27
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
28
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
29
Arnold Moore
American singer
30
Latimore
American singer
31
Cash McCall
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
32
Wardell Quezergue
American music producer
33
Bessie Banks
American musician
34
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
35
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
36
Lou Rawls
American record producer
37
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
38
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
39
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
40
Johnny B. Moore
American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
41
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
42
Don Covay
American musician
43
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
44
Mitty Collier
American musician
45
Solomon Burke
American singer
46
Deniece Williams
American singer
47
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
48
Jimmy Hughes
American former rhythm and blues singer
49
Tommy Castro
American musician
50
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
51
Kim Weston
singer
