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Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
1
Alexander O'Neal
American musical artist
2
Funkadelic
American band
3
The Dynamic Superiors
4
Paul Jackson, Jr.
American musician
5
Red Krayola
American band
6
DeBarge
American R&B, soul and funk musical group
7
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
8
Kim Weston
singer
9
Al Johnson
American recording artist; singer
10
James Gadson
American musician
11
Sugar Minott
Jamaican musician
12
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
13
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
14
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
15
Shorty Long
American singer
16
Prince Markie Dee
American rapper and producer, member of the Fat Boys
17
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
18
The Undisputed Truth
American band
19
The Elgins
American rhythm and blues group
20
Mighty Diamonds
US vocal trio
21
Kofi
Singer, songwriter
22
Lakeside
American band
23
Dennis Bovell
Barbadian-British reggae musician
24
Mitch Ryder
American singer
25
Lenny Williams
American singer
26
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
27
Radio Stars
English New Wave group
28
Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
29
Willie Hutch
American musician
30
Mary Jane Girls
music group from the United States
31
The Go-Betweens
Australian indie rock band
32
Fred Tackett
American musician
33
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer
34
The Jackson 5
American pop music family group
35
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
36
Brown Sugar
British reggae girl group
37
Michael McDonald
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer
38
Don Fleming
American musician and record producer
39
David Hungate
American musician
40
The Capitols
American soul musical group
41
The Velvelettes
band
42
Dazz Band
American funk band
43
Treacherous Three
American hip hop group
44
David McMurray
American jazz musician
45
Jamie O'Hara
American musician
46
Brenda Holloway
American musician
47
The dB's
American rock group
48
Naná Vasconcelos
Brazilian percussionist
49
Jermaine Jackson
American singer and member of The Jackson 5
50
Stanley Turrentine
American musician
51
Plas Johnson
American musician
52
Rare Earth
American rock band
53
Jay and the Americans
American rock band
54
Táta Vega
American musician
55
Howard Hewett
American recording artist; singer
56
Switch
American musical group; R&B/funk band
