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Loleatta Holloway
Loleatta Holloway
American singer (1946–2011)
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Gwen McCrae
Gwen McCrae
American musician
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The Jewels
The Jewels
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The J.B.'s
The J.B.'s
band
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Lyn Collins
Lyn Collins
American musician
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Marva Whitney
Marva Whitney
American singer
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Tommy Stewart
Tommy Stewart
American trumpeter
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Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
American singer and politician
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Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
American musician
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First Choice
First Choice
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Carol Williams
Carol Williams
American musician
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Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
band
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DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow
American trip-hop musician
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Vicki Anderson
Vicki Anderson
American soul singer
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Vincent Montana, Jr.
Vincent Montana, Jr.
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Spanky Wilson
Spanky Wilson
American musician
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Lee Fields
Lee Fields
American singer
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Calibre
Calibre
British music producer and DJ
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DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
American hip-hop group
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John "Jabo" Starks
John "Jabo" Starks
American drummer
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Sharon Jones
Sharon Jones
American soul funk singer from NYC
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Angie Stone
Angie Stone
American singer and actress
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Jerome Sydenham
Jerome Sydenham
Nigerian born electronic music producer, DJ and owner of Ibadan Records
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Miles Tackett
Miles Tackett
American musician
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Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro
American musician
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Martha Wash
Martha Wash
American singer
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James Brown
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul
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Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley
American jazz trombonist
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Minnie Riperton
Minnie Riperton
American singer-songwriter
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Charlie Parr
Charlie Parr
American country blues musician
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Kym Sims
Kym Sims
American singer songwriter
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DJ Fuze
DJ Fuze
American DJ
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
American funk/soul band
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Yukimi Nagano
Yukimi Nagano
Swedish singer
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Nona Hendryx
Nona Hendryx
American musician
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Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity
American heavy metal band formed in 1982
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Siedah Garrett
Siedah Garrett
American singer-songwriter
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Nicole Willis
Nicole Willis
American singer-songwriter
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Pattie Brooks
Pattie Brooks
American musician
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The Velvelettes
The Velvelettes
band
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Precious Wilson
Precious Wilson
Jamaican singer
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Tami Lynn
Tami Lynn
American soul singer
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Jocelyn Enriquez
Jocelyn Enriquez
Filipino-American dance-pop and freestyle singer
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Apathy
Apathy
American rapper
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Joss Stone
Joss Stone
English singer and actress
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Charles & Eddie
Charles & Eddie
band
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American singer
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Martha High (born Martha Harvin in 1945, Victoria, Virginia) is an American female vocalist.

Harvin grew up in Washington, D.C., attending Roosevelt High School and singing in Trinity AME Zion Church. She began singing in The Four Jewels (whose members attended the same church and school) after the departure of Carrie Mingo. After Martha joined the group, they changed their name simply to The Jewels and released their best-known hit, "Opportunity". After a follow-up single, "But I Do" b/w "Smokey Joe", flopped, they were dropped from Dimension Records.

The Jewels went on tour with James Brown in 1964, with a demanding nightly schedule. They visited the studios of Motown Records on the Detroit leg of the tour, hoping to record, but the building was closed that day. They did record two singles while they toured with Brown, but after a year and a half with Brown the group split up. Harvin adopted the stage name Martha High and continued singing with Brown for the next 30-plus years. Among her appearances with Brown are on the track "Summertime" and on the Original Funky Divas album.

High also recorded a self-titled disco album in 1979, released on Salsoul Records. In January 2000, she stopped performing with Brown and went on tour with Maceo Parker.

In 2004, High teamed up with the Soulpower organization, which is also behind the comebacks of Soul artists like Marva Whitney, Lyn Collins, Bobby Byrd, Gwen McCrae and RAMP. During her collaboration with Soulpower, High performed all across Europe and even performed in Africa, backed by the Soulpower Allstars. In February 2005, High embarked on the "James Brown's Funky Divas Tour" in Europe, sharing the stage with her friend Lyn Collins.

In 2016, High released her solo album on Blind Faith Records, with 11 original tunes produced and recorded by Italian soul man Luca Sapio and his crew.

In 2017, High recorded a single titled "We are one" with DJ Toner, released on Enlace Funk (Spain). Fred Thomas (The J.B.´s musician) also collaborated playing bass.