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The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
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The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
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Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
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Eddie & Ernie
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David Ruffin
American singer
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Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer
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The Isley Brothers
American musical group
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Gene Chandler
American musician
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The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
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Tammi Terrell
American singer–songwriter
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Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
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Gladys Knight
American singer
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Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
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Paul Riser
American musician
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Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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Al Green
American singer
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Leon Sylvers III
American singer, songwriter, disc-jockey, record producer and multi-instrumentalist
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The Kentucky Headhunters
band
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Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
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The Drifters
American R&B band (1953-)
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Color Me Badd
American musical group; R&B boy band
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Angie Stone
American singer and actress
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Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
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The Mighty Hannibal
American R&B, soul and funk singer, songwriter and record producer
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Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
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Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
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Bobby Rush
American musician
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Jean Carn
American singer
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Dee Dee Warwick
American soul singer
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Marva Whitney
American singer
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Don Covay
American musician
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Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
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Sly Dunbar
musician
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The Valentinos
American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio
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Martha Reeves
American singer and politician
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Bob Babbitt
musician
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Sista Monica Parker
musical artist
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Jodeci
90's R&B Band
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William Stevenson
American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records
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The Sylvers
American R&B/Soul family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California
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Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
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Yarbrough and Peoples
American R&B duo
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Roy C
American singer, songwriter
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Rick James
American singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader and record producer dancer
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The Originals
band
