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Z. Z. Hill

American blues singer

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Dorothy Moore

American singer

2

Little Milton

American singer and guitarist

3

George Jackson

American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter

4

Eddie Floyd

American singer

5

Denise LaSalle

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

6

Latimore

American singer

7

Jimmy Hughes

American former rhythm and blues singer

8

Shirley Brown

American musician

9

Joe Simon

American soul and R&B musician

10

Sam & Dave

American soul and R&B duo

11

Harvey Scales

American singer-songwriter

12

Bobby Bland

American soul & blues musician

13

Wilson Pickett

American singer and songwriter

14

Ann Peebles

American singer and songwriter

15

J. Blackfoot

singer

16

Little Johnny Taylor

American blues and soul singer

17

The Emotions

American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois

18

Booker T. & the M.G.'s

American musical group; R& B/funk band

19

William Bell

American soul singer and songwriter

20

The Staple Singers

American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group

21

Otis Redding

American singer, songwriter and record producer

22

Edwin Starr

American singer

23

Willie Clayton

American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter

24

Leon Haywood

American singer and songwriter

25

Don Covay

American musician

26

Brook Benton

American singer and songwriter

27

Mack Rice

American singer, songwriter and producer

28

Tyrone Davis

American musician

29

The Soul Children

band that plays jazz

30

Maurice White

American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire

31

Marv Johnson

American R&B and soul singer

32

Lou Rawls

American record producer

33

The Dixie Nightingales

African-American male vocal group

34

L.V. Johnson

American Chicago blues and soul-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter

35

Carla Thomas

American singer

36

The Intruders

37

David Porter

American record producer, songwriter and singer

38

Sam Cooke

American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur

39

Al Johnson

American recording artist; singer

40

Jean Knight

singer

41

Otis Clay

American R&B and soul singer

42

Ike & Tina Turner

American musical duo

43

Luther Ingram

American R&B and soul singer-songwriter

44

Bar-Kays

American band

45

Beverley Knight

soul singer, songwriter and record producer

46

Timmy Thomas

American musician

47

Van McCoy

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

48

Ted Taylor

American soul musician

49

Candi Staton

American soul and gospel singer

50

Oliver Sain

American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer

51

James Carr

American musician

52

Al Green

American singer

53

Steve Cropper

American guitarist, songwriter and record producer

54

McKinley Mitchell

American soul-blues and rhythm and blues singer

55

Theola Kilgore

American musician

56

Leela James

American musician

57

Rufus Thomas

American singer (1917-2001)

58

King Floyd

African American soul singer