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Denise LaSalle

American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer

1

Little Milton

American singer and guitarist

2

Johnnie Taylor

American soul-blues and pop singer

3

Wardell Quezergue

American music producer

4

King Floyd

African American soul singer

5

Shirley Brown

American musician

6

Z. Z. Hill

American blues singer

7

Wilson Pickett

American singer and songwriter

8

George Jackson

American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter

9

Beverley Knight

soul singer, songwriter and record producer

10

Dorothy Moore

American singer

11

Eddie Floyd

American singer

12

Sam & Dave

American soul and R&B duo

13

Jo Armstead

singer and songwriter

14

Frederick Knight

American musician

15

Carla Thomas

American singer

16

Rockin' Sidney

musician

17

Ann Peebles

American singer and songwriter

18

Loleatta Holloway

American singer (1946–2011)

19

Gladys Knight & the Pips

American R&B/soul band

20

Margie Joseph

American R&B and soul singer

21

The Soul Children

band that plays jazz

22

Barbara Mason

American musician

23

Betty Wright

American singer

24

Lou Johnson

American recording artist; soul singer and pianist

25

The Staple Singers

American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group

26

Sweet Inspirations

American R&B vocal group

27

Barbara Acklin

American soul singer and songwriter

28

Kim Weston

singer

29

Bobby Bland

American soul & blues musician

30

Barbara and the Browns

American soul and gospel vocal group

31

Rufus Thomas

American singer (1917-2001)

32

Dionne Warwick

American singer, actress and TV show host

33

Leela James

American musician

34

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

American musical group; R& B/funk band

35

Booker T. Jones

American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger

36

Jean Carn

American singer

37

The Emotions

American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois

38

Mavis Staples

American singer

39

Gladys Knight

American singer

40

Luther Ingram

American R&B and soul singer-songwriter

41

Lalah Hathaway

American singer

42

Gloria Jones

American singer

43

William Bell

American soul singer and songwriter

44

Norman Whitfield

American songwriter, record producer

45

Van McCoy

American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor

46

The Dramatics

American rhythm and blues group

47

Sammi Smith

American country music singer and songwriter

48

Phillip Mitchell

singer and songwriter

49

Billy Eckstine

American musician

50

Isaac Hayes

American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)

51

Dee Dee Warwick

American soul singer

52

Ruby Andrews

Bobby Jean Stackhouse

53

Ike & Tina Turner

American musical duo

54

Angie Stone

American singer and actress

55

The Isley Brothers

American musical group

56

Willie Clayton

American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter

57

Evie Sands

American singer, songwriter and musician

58

Maurice White

American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire

59

Samantha Jones

English singer

60

Linda Lyndell

American singer

61

First Choice

62

Teena Marie

American singer

63

CeCe Peniston

American singer

64

Donna Summer

American singer and songwriter