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Edwin Starr
American singer
1
The Originals
band
2
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
3
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
4
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
5
J. J. Jackson
American singer
6
The Fantastic Four
Detroit band
7
Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
8
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
9
The Undisputed Truth
American band
10
R. Dean Taylor
Canadian singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
11
First Choice
12
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
13
Hamilton Bohannon
American percussionist, band leader, songwriter and record producer
14
The Elgins
American rhythm and blues group
15
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
16
Garnet Mimms
American musician
17
Gloria Jones
American singer
18
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
19
Willie Hutch
American musician
20
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
21
Teena Marie
American singer
22
Major Lance
singer
23
The Avons
24
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
25
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
26
Gregory Abbott
American pop/rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and producer
27
Betty Harris
American singer
28
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
29
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer
30
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
31
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
32
Timi Yuro
American singer
33
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
34
Gerry and the Pacemakers
British band
35
Dan Woodgate
English drummer, songwriter, composer and record producer
36
Roy C
American singer, songwriter
37
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
38
The Dream Academy
English folk rock band
39
Simon Climie
British songwriter and producer
40
Joe Stubbs
musical artist
41
Jimmy Thomas
American soul singer-songwriter
42
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
43
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
44
Nightcrawlers
band
45
Tony Macaulay
English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter
46
Tamiko Jones
American singer
47
Dennis Coffey
American guitarist
48
The Pointer Sisters
American vocal group from Oakland, California
49
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
50
Brenda Holloway
American musician
