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Sheila Ferguson
American soul singer
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Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
2
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
3
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
4
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
5
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
6
Percy Sledge
American singer
7
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
8
Ali Campbell
musician, UB40 member
9
Edwin Starr
American singer
10
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
11
Slim Harpo
American blues musician
12
Gerald Levert
American R&B singer (1966-2006)
13
Lemar
English R&B singer–songwriter
14
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
15
Candi Staton
American soul and gospel singer
16
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
17
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
18
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
19
Courtney Pine
British musician
20
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
21
Andy Fairweather Low
Welsh singer, guitarist and songwriter
22
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
23
Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
24
Eric Clapton
English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
25
Fred Coury
American musician
26
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
27
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
28
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
29
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
30
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
31
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
32
Paolo Nutini
Scottish musician
33
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
34
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
35
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
36
George Michael
English singer-songwriter, musician, producer
37
Seal
British singer-songwriter
38
Amp Fiddler
American musician
39
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
40
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
41
Steve Winwood
English recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
42
Solomon Burke
American singer
43
Martin Fry
English musician
44
Plan B
British musician and actor
45
Ray Davies
British rock-pop musician, founding member of The Kinks
46
Omar Lye-Fook
British soul singer, songwriter and musician
47
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
48
Jackie Wilson
American singer
49
Jim Pepper
Kaw-Muscogee Creek jazz musician
50
Samuel David Moore
American musician
51
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
52
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
53
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
54
Elton John
English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
55
Cinderella
American rock band
56
David A. Stewart
English musician, songwriter and record producer
57
Dorothy Moore
American singer
58
Eddie Floyd
American singer
59
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
60
Sade
British band
61
Graham Gouldman
English Singer/ songwriter; member of 10CC
62
Billy Ocean
singer-songwriter
63
James Blunt
English singer-songwriter
64
Gary Moore
Northern Ireland guitarist, songwriter and record producer
