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Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
1
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
2
Phillip Mitchell
singer and songwriter
3
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
4
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
5
Jerry Wexler
American music journalist and producer
6
Dan Penn
American musician
7
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
8
Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
9
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
10
Jimmy Hughes
American former rhythm and blues singer
11
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
12
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
13
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
14
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
15
Dorothy Moore
American singer
16
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
17
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
18
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
19
Jean Knight
singer
20
Eddie Hinton
American songwriter and session musician
21
Latimore
American singer
22
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
23
Millie Jackson
American singer
24
Eddie Floyd
American singer
25
Luther Ingram
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
26
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
27
Tyrone Davis
American musician
28
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
29
Swamp Dogg
musician
30
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
31
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
32
Albert Hammond
Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer
33
Charles Chalmers
musician
34
Tamiko Jones
American singer
35
Gene "Bowlegs" Miller
American musician
36
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
37
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
38
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
39
Bob Seger
American singer-songwriter
40
Don Covay
American musician
41
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
42
Mack Rice
American singer, songwriter and producer
43
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
44
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
45
Roger Hawkins
American drummer
46
Jermaine Dupri
American record producer, rapper, record executive and DJ from Georgia
47
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
48
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
49
Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
50
Timmy Thomas
American musician
51
Stan Kesler
American musician, record producer and songwriter
52
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
