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The Oak Ridge Boys
American band that plays country music
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The Blackwood Brothers
American southern gospel quartet
2
Golden Gate Quartet
American gospel vocal group
3
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
4
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
5
O. V. Wright
American singer
6
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
7
The Chambers Brothers
American soul music band
8
The Jordanaires
American vocal group; back-up singers for Elvis Presley
9
Tramaine Hawkins
American gospel singer
10
Jerry Lee Lewis
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and pianist
11
The Fairfield Four
American gospel vocal group
12
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
13
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
14
Jimmy Ruffin
American musician
15
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
16
Oris Mays
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Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
18
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
19
The Dixie Hummingbirds
band
20
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
21
Al Green
American singer
22
Mississippi Mass Choir
musical artist
23
The Imperials
American christian music group
24
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
25
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
26
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
27
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
28
Blues Boy Willie
African American electric blues singer and harmonica player
29
Quiet Elegance
singing group founded in Detroit, Michigan
30
David Ruffin
American singer
31
The Holmes Brothers
American musical trio
32
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
33
Ruff Endz
American R&B duo
34
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
35
Willie Norwood
American musician
36
Carl Perkins
American recording artist; rockabilly musician, songwriter
37
Tony Joe White
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
38
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician
39
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
40
Walter Hawkins
American musician
41
Mary Mary
American contemporary gospel duo
42
Anita Kerr
American singer, arranger, composer, conductor, pianist, and music producer
43
The Kentucky Headhunters
band
44
The Trumpeteers
gospel quartet from Baltimore, Maryland
45
Don Bryant
American musician
46
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
47
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
48
Alex Chilton
American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer
49
Willie Mae Ford Smith
American singer
50
The Soul Stirrers
band
51
Terry Williams
Welsh drummer
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Michelle Williams
American singer and member of Destiny's Child
