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The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Jody Williams
American blues guitarist and singer
2
Jerry McCain
American electric blues musician
3
Eddie & Ernie
4
Garnet Mimms
American musician
5
Slim Harpo
American blues musician
6
Connie Smith
American country music artist
7
Donell Jones
American recording artist; singer, songwriter and record producer
8
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
9
The Parliaments
American band
10
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
11
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
12
Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
13
Tamiko Jones
American singer
14
Freddie Jackson
American singer
15
The Emotions
American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois
16
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
17
Larry Birdsong
American singer
18
Marva Whitney
American singer
19
Solomon Burke
American singer
20
Don Covay
American musician
21
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
22
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
23
J. J. Jackson
American singer
24
Roscoe Shelton
American electric blues and R&B singer
25
Gary B.B. Coleman
American soul blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
26
BeBe Winans
American gospel singer
27
Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
28
The Paris Sisters
1960s American girl group
29
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
30
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
31
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
32
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
33
Mavis Staples
American singer
34
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
35
Gwen McCrae
American musician
36
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
37
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
38
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
39
Darrell Banks
American musician
40
Lesley Gore
American recording artist, singer, songwriter (1946-2015)
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Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
band
42
Miyoshi Umeki
actress
43
Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
44
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
45
Gene Chandler
American musician
46
The Action
band that plays blue-eyed soul
47
Blowfly
American rapper and parody musician
48
Carleen Anderson
American soul singer
49
Cash McCall
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
50
Richard Berry
American singer-songwriter
51
Joe
American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
52
O. V. Wright
American singer
53
K. Michelle
American musician
54
Junior Parker
American Memphis blues singer and musician
55
Billy Davis, Jr.
American singer
56
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
57
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
58
J. B. Lenoir
African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
59
Lynn Anderson
American country music singer (1947-2015)
60
Billy Paul
American singer
61
Gloria Jones
American singer
62
BeBe & CeCe Winans
American musical duo
63
Bobby Hebb
American singer-songwriter
64
PJ Morton
American musician
65
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
66
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
