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Frankie Beverly
American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer
1
Marvin Gaye
American singer-songwriter and musician
2
The Originals
band
3
Alyson Williams
American singer
4
Alexander O'Neal
American musical artist
5
Surface
American band
6
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
7
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
8
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
9
Kim Weston
singer
10
Frankie Gaye
American musician
11
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
12
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
13
Utopia
Todd Rundgren band
14
The Four Seasons
American rock and pop band
15
Wilton Felder
American musician
16
Blue Magic
American R&B and soul group
17
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
18
Billy Paul
American singer
19
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
20
The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
21
Simply Red
English soul band
22
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
23
Eternal
English R&B girl group
24
Gonzalez
British R&B and funk band
25
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
26
Jon B.
American contemporary R&B singer
27
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
28
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
29
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
30
Dazz Band
American funk band
