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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
