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Allen Toussaint
American musician
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Chris Kenner
American musician
2
Smiley Lewis
American musician
3
Arthur Conley
American soul singer
4
The Meters
American funk band
5
Betty Harris
American singer
6
Brian Hyland
American pop singer
7
Tami Lynn
American soul singer
8
Lou Johnson
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
9
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
10
Earl King
American songwriter and guitarist
11
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
12
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
13
Gang of Four
English rock band
14
Alvin Tyler
American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist and arranger
15
Ziggy Modeliste
American musician
16
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
17
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician
18
Al Hirt
American trumpeter and bandleader
19
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
20
Aaron Neville
American musician
21
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
22
Larry Williams
American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist
23
Earl Nelson
American musician and songwriter
24
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
25
Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
26
The Pointer Sisters
American vocal group from Oakland, California
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Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
28
Art Neville
American musician
29
The Searchers
English band
30
Bob Crewe
American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer
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Lee Allen
American saxophonist
32
Dorsey Burnette
American rockabilly musician
33
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
34
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
35
Edwin Starr
American singer
36
Nancy Sinatra
American recording artist; singer
37
The Showmen
American band
38
Larry Hamilton
American New Orleans blues and soul blues singer
39
Johnny Adams
American blues, jazz and gospel singer
40
Harry Wayne Casey
American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
41
Chuck Jackson
American recording artist; R&B singer
42
Harold Battiste
American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher
43
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
44
The Dixie Cups
American musical group; 1960s girl group
45
Don Covay
American musician
46
The Pied Pipers
American popular singing group (formed in the late 1930s)
47
Ray Conniff
American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s (1916-2002)
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Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
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Eydie Gormé
American pop singer, chanteuse, comic actress
50
Johnny Rivers
American musician
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Professor Longhair
African-American blues musician
