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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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Clyde McPhatter
American singer
2
The Midnighters
American R&B group
3
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
4
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
5
Al Green
American singer
6
Jack Scott
Canadian singer
7
Bobby Lewis
American musician
8
The Drifters
American R&B band (1953-)
9
D. J. Fontana
American musician
10
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
11
Peter Guralnick
American music critic
12
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
13
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
14
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter
15
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
16
The "5" Royales
R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
17
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
18
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
19
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
20
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
21
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
22
Berry Gordy
American Music Executive, Record Producer
23
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
24
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
25
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
26
Samuel David Moore
American musician
27
Scotty Moore
American musician
28
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
29
Sam Phillips
American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ
30
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
31
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
32
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
33
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
34
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
35
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
36
Billy Davis
American musician
37
Johnny Rivers
American musician
38
Arthur Crudup
American recording artist; Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
39
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
40
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
41
Tommy Cogbill
American musician
42
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
43
David Ruffin
American singer
