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Little Smokey Smothers
American musician
1
Tyrone Davis
American musician
2
Earl Gaines
American soul blues and electric blues singer
3
Elvin Bishop
American musician
4
Lee Roy Parnell
American country musician
5
Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers
African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer
6
Boston Blackie
7
Good Rockin' Charles
Chicago blues singer
8
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
9
Barbara Carr
American blues singer
10
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
11
John Brim
American Chicago blues guitarist, songwriter and singer
12
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
13
Smokey Wilson
American West Coast blues guitarist
14
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
15
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician
16
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
17
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
18
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
19
Barbara Lynn
American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
20
Solomon Burke
American singer
21
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
22
Swamp Dogg
musician
23
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
24
Teena Marie
American singer
25
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
26
Armand Jackson
American musician
27
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
28
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
29
Fenton Robinson
American Chicago blues singer and guitarist
30
Kym Mazelle
American singer
31
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
32
Johnnie Bassett
American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
33
Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
34
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist
35
Jimmy Dawkins
American blues musician
36
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
37
Jerry McCain
American electric blues musician
38
Howlin' Wolf
American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player
39
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
40
The Kentucky Headhunters
band
41
Rick James
American singer, songwriter, dancer, bandleader and record producer dancer
42
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
43
Martha Reeves
American singer and politician
44
Lee Fields
American singer
45
Timmy Thomas
American musician
46
Terry Hanck
musical artist
47
Lidell Townsell
American musician
48
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
49
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
50
Rockwell
American musician
51
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
52
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
53
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
54
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
55
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
56
Millie Jackson
American singer
57
Latimore
American singer
