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Ann Sexton
American soul singer
1
Mary Alessi
American Christian singer
2
Shirley Caesar
American gospel singer, evangelist
3
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
4
James Cleveland
American musician
5
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
6
Betty Wright
American singer
7
Owen Gray
Jamaican musician
8
CeCe Peniston
American singer
9
Rhiannon Giddens
American musician
10
The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
11
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
12
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
13
Miss Kittin
French electronic musician
14
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
15
Ella Mai
English singer and songwriter
16
Lorraine Ellison
American recording artist; singer-songwriter
17
The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
18
Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter
19
Sydney Blu
electronic musician
20
Albertina Walker
American singer (1929-2010)
21
Art Rupe
American music industry executive
22
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
23
Carleen Anderson
American soul singer
24
Al Green
American singer
25
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
26
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
27
Solomon Burke
American singer
28
Maxine Brown
American soul and R&B singer
29
Little Annie
singer, songwriter, painter, stage actor
30
Blowfly
American rapper and parody musician
31
Connie Smith
American country music artist
32
J. J. Jackson
American singer
33
Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
34
Lari White
American singer-songwriter (1965-2018)
35
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
36
Teresa Brewer
US pop singer
37
Brian McKnight
American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B musician
38
Bessie Griffin
American singer (1922–1989)
39
Earnest Pugh
singer
40
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
41
Lorez Alexandria
American musician
42
Arnold Moore
American singer
43
Twinkie Clark
American musician
44
Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur
45
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
46
Chris Clark
American musician
47
El Perro del Mar
Swedish singer-songwriter
48
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
49
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
50
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
51
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
52
Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
53
Gwen McCrae
American musician
54
Patti Austin
American singer
55
Baby Washington
American singer
56
Mavis Staples
American singer
57
Snoh Aalegra
Swedish singer and songwriter
58
Samantha Rose
Lovers rock singer
59
Linda Perry
American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
60
Sheldon David English
American songwriter and record producer.
61
Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
