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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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Bert Berns
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
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Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
American singer
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Kay Starr
Kay Starr
American singer
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Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
American singer and songwriter
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
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Gene Chandler
Gene Chandler
American musician
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Teddy Randazzo
Teddy Randazzo
American recording artist, music arranger and songwriter
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Anita Baker
Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
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Ella Mae Morse
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Doc Pomus
Doc Pomus
American recording artist; blues singer, lyricist, songwriter
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Jesse Stone
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard
American R&B recording artist; singer and songwriter
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
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Johnny Ace
Johnny Ace
American singer
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Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Teresa Brewer
Teresa Brewer
US pop singer
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Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
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Donna Summer
Donna Summer
American singer and songwriter
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Panama Francis
Panama Francis
American musician
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Ben E. King
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
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Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
English singer and record producer
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Little Milton
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Gloria Jones
Gloria Jones
American singer
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Little Miss Cornshucks
Little Miss Cornshucks
American singer
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Rose Marie McCoy
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Nona Hendryx
Nona Hendryx
American musician
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Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Howard Biggs
Howard Biggs
American pianist, songwriter and arranger
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Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo
American blues musician
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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The Midnighters
The Midnighters
American R&B group
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Teena Marie
Teena Marie
American singer
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Bobby Parker
Bobby Parker
American blues-rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Laura Branigan
Laura Branigan
American singer, songwriter, and actress (1952-2004)
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Roy Brown
Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
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Charlie Rich
Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
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Ike Turner
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)

LaVern Baker

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American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
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Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American R&B singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).