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William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
2
Carla Thomas
American singer
3
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
4
Wendy Rene
American singer
5
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
6
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
7
Dusty Springfield
English singer and record producer
8
Ruby Johnson
American soul singer
9
The Ikettes
American vocal group; backing vocalists for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
10
The Emotions
American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois
11
Mavis Staples
American singer
12
Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
13
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
14
Barbara Mason
American musician
15
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
16
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
17
Minnie Riperton
American singer-songwriter
18
The Dixie Nightingales
African-American male vocal group
19
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
20
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
21
Madeline Bell
American soul singer, songwriter
22
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
23
Bonnie Bramlett
American singer and occasional actress
24
Linda Lewis
English recording artist; vocalist, songwriter and guitarist
25
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
26
Marva Whitney
American singer
27
Evelyn King
American singer
28
Don Covay
American musician
29
Linda Davis
American country music singer
30
Barbara and the Browns
American soul and gospel vocal group
31
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
32
Lou Rawls
American record producer
33
Mable John
American blues vocalist
34
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
35
Eddie Floyd
American singer
36
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
37
Betty Wright
American singer
38
Connie Smith
American country music artist
39
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
40
Patti Page
American singer and recording artist
41
Lari White
American singer-songwriter (1965-2018)
42
Harvey Scales
American singer-songwriter
43
The Intruders
44
Linda Jones
American singer
45
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
46
Linda Hopkins
African American actress and blues and gospel singer
47
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
48
Timi Yuro
American singer
49
Shorty Long
American singer
50
Phoebe Snow
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
51
Lynn Anderson
American country music singer (1947-2015)
52
Linda Clifford
American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress
53
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
54
Jean Knight
singer
55
Shirley Brown
American musician
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We the People
57
Samuel David Moore
American musician
58
Leroy Burgess
American music producer
59
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
