Lawrence E. Birdsong (June 15, 1934 – August 7, 1990) was an American R&B singer who recorded between the 1950s and 1970s. His biggest hit was "Pleadin' For Love", which reached the Billboard R&B chart in 1956.
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Gene Allison
American R&B singer
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Ted Jarrett
American musician
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Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Lefty Bates
American Chicago blues guitarist
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Jimmy Hughes
American former rhythm and blues singer
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Earl Gaines
American soul blues and electric blues singer
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The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
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Christine Kittrell
Singer-songwriter, musician
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Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
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Betty Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
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Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
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Little Johnny Taylor
American blues and soul singer
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Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
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Johnny Pate
American record producer
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Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
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Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
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Ted Taylor
American soul musician
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The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
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Carla Thomas
American singer
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Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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Dave Dudley
American musician
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Labelle
American all female singing group
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Garnet Mimms
American musician
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Bobby Freeman
American singer
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Allen Bunn
musical artist
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Gene Chandler
American musician
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Jimmy Reed
American blues musician and songwriter
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The Crickets
American rock and roll band
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Freddie Jackson
American singer
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Kip Anderson
American soul blues and R&B singer and songwriter
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Joe Lutcher
American musician
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Rosco Gordon
American Blues singer and songwriter
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Roy Hawkins
American musician
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Roscoe Shelton
American electric blues and R&B singer
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Joe Hinton
American musician
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Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Eddie Harris
American jazz musician, saxophonist
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Ray Stevens
American country and pop singer-songwriter musician
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L. G. McKinley
American musician
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Cecil Gant
American musician
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Chuck Jackson
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
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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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Paul Williams
US blues and R&B saxophone player and composer
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Camille Howard
American musician
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Solomon Burke
American singer
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Dee Dee Warwick
American soul singer
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Fred Hughes
African American musician
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Lula Reed
American singer (1926-2008)
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Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
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Lefty Frizzell
Popular country music singer-songwriter, Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee
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George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Luther Ingram
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
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Tyrone Davis
American musician
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Don Covay
American musician
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Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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The Isley Brothers
American musical group
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Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
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O. V. Wright
American singer
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Floyd Dixon
American rhythm and blues pianist and singer
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Fontella Bass
American singer
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Jesse Belvin
American singer
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Brother Joe May
singer