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Minnie Riperton

American singer-songwriter

1

Gloria Jones

American singer

2

Arthur "T-Boy" Ross

American singer-songwriter

3

Syreeta Wright

American singer-songwriter

4

Marvin Gaye

American singer-songwriter and musician

5

Norman Whitfield

American songwriter, record producer

6

The Originals

band

7

Shorty Long

American singer

8

Maxwell

American singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist

9

Wah-Wah Watson

American guitarist

10

James Gadson

American musician

11

Johnny Bristol

American musician, songwriter and record producer

12

Teena Marie

American singer

13

Ashford & Simpson

songwriting-production team

14

Barrett Strong

American singer, songwriter

15

The Funk Brothers

group of Motown studio musicians

16

Sherlie Matthews

American singer, songwriter and record producer

17

Odell Brown

American jazz organist, songwriter

18

Wilton Felder

American musician

19

Smokey Robinson

American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer

20

David T. Walker

American musician

21

Trina Broussard

American musician

22

Paul Riser

American musician

23

Willie Hutch

American musician

24

Tammi Terrell

American singer–songwriter

25

Marv Tarplin

American guitarist and songwriter

26

Jo Armstead

singer and songwriter

27

Zulema

American singer

28

Anna Gordy Gaye

American businesswoman, music executive and songwriter

29

Four Tops

American Motown vocal group

30

Kenneth Stover

American Motown songwriter, producer, and singer

31

Billy Griffin

American singer and songwriter

32

Chuck Rainey

American bass guitar session musician

33

Richard Rudolph

Composer, guitarist, musician, songwriter, producer

34

Billy Paul

American singer

35

The Emotions

American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois

36

Berry Gordy

American Music Executive, Record Producer