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The Midnighters
American R&B group
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Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
2
Chubby Checker
American singer
3
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
4
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
5
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
6
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
7
Syd Nathan
American music executive, songwriter
8
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
9
Floyd Cramer
American pianist
10
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
11
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
12
The Supremes
American female singing group
13
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
14
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
15
Dion and the Belmonts
American vocal group of the late 1950s
16
Al Green
American singer
17
Jackie Wilson
American singer
18
Gene Chandler
American musician
19
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
20
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
21
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
22
Al Downing
American musician
23
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
24
David White
singer and songwriter from the United States
25
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
26
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
27
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
28
Teddy Randazzo
American recording artist, music arranger and songwriter
29
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
30
Tavares
Boy Band
31
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
32
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
33
Edwin Starr
American singer
34
Bobby Rogers
American singer
35
Del Shannon
American musician
36
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
37
The "5" Royales
R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
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Bill Haley & His Comets
American rock and roll band
39
The Valentinos
American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio
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The Coasters
American band
41
Johnny Rivers
American musician
42
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
43
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
44
Gary U.S. Bonds
American singer and songwriter
45
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
46
Florence Ballard
American recording artist and vocalist
47
Ruby & the Romantics
American band
48
Mary Wilson
American vocalist and founding member of The Supremes
49
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
50
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
51
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
52
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
53
Eurythmics
British music duo
54
Brenda Lee
American singer and recording artist
55
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
56
Little Anthony and the Imperials
rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York
57
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
58
Bill Medley
American singer and songwriter, record producer
59
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
60
The Originals
band
61
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
62
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
63
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
64
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
65
The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
66
The Flamingos
American "doo wop" group
67
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
