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Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
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Dave Cobb
American record producer
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Dan Penn
American musician
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Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
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David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
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Bill Anderson
American country music singer and songwriter
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Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Bill Withers
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Roger Miller
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (1936-1992)
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Charles Chalmers
musician
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Wayne Carson
American singer-songwriter
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Glenn Sutton
American musician
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The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
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Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Johnny Tillotson
American singer
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Bobby Braddock
American musician
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Gene Chandler
American musician
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John D. Loudermilk
American singer and songwriter
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Lynn Anderson
American country music singer (1947-2015)
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Roberta Flack
American singer
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David Paich
American musician
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Norro Wilson
American songwriter (1938-2017)
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Ray Stevens
American country and pop singer-songwriter musician
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Billy Joe Royal
American singer
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Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
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John Medora
American musician
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John Bettis
American lyricist
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Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
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Samuel David Moore
American musician
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The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
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Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Jerry Reed
American recording artist; country music singer, actor (1937-2008)
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Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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James Cleveland
American musician
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Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Shirley Caesar
American gospel singer, evangelist
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Warren Moore
American singer-songwriter and record producer
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Dottie Rambo
Gospel music singer-songwriter
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Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
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The Delfonics
American R&B/soul vocal group
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Leon Russell
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and session musician
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Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
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Don Schlitz
American country singer-songwriter
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Bobby Bare
American singer-songwriter
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Albert Hammond
Gibraltarian singer, songwriter, and record producer
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George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Carole King
American singer and songwriter
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Al Green
American singer
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Vernon Dalhart
American country music singer
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Shorty Long
American singer
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Jermaine Dupri
American record producer, rapper, record executive and DJ from Georgia
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Gladys Knight
American singer
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The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
