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Garnet Mimms
American musician
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Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
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Gary U.S. Bonds
American singer and songwriter
3
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
4
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
5
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter
6
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
7
Peggy Scott-Adams
African-American soul and R&B singer
8
Luther Ingram
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
9
Edwin Hawkins
American musician
10
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
11
Donell Jones
American recording artist; singer, songwriter and record producer
12
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
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Carl Carlton
Popular American Singer-Songwriter
14
Joe Hinton
American musician
15
Barbara Tucker
American musician
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Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
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Ramsey Lewis
American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality
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The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Eric Carmen
American recording artist; singer, songwriter and musician
20
Johnny Tillotson
American singer
21
Aaron Neville
American musician
22
Next
American R&B musical group
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Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Color Me Badd
American musical group; R&B boy band
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Peaches & Herb
American vocalist duo
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Brenda Holloway
American musician
27
Eugene Church
American singer
28
The Tams
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Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
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The Intruders
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Bill Justis
American pioneer rock and roll musician, composer, and musical arranger
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Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
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Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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James & Bobby Purify
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Joe
American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Dorothy Moore
American singer
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The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
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Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
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Percy Sledge
American singer
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Brenton Wood
American singer
41
Shorty Long
American singer
42
Ned Miller
American country music singer-songwriter
43
The Rooftop Singers
band
44
The Chakachas
band
45
Major Harris
American R&B singer
46
Yarbrough and Peoples
American R&B duo
47
Al Wilson
American singer (1939-2008)
48
Silk
American R&B group
49
M&S
production team
50
Ricky Van Shelton
American country music artist
51
Pete Wingfield
English musician
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Edwin Starr
American singer
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
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Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
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Raydio
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The Trammps
American soul band
