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Cissy Houston
American singer
1
Peabo Bryson
American recording artist; musician, singer
2
Michael Masser
American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music
3
Whitney Houston
American singer and actress (1963-2012)
4
Keith Thomas
American record producer
5
Rob Mounsey
American musician, composer, and arranger
6
John Bettis
American lyricist
7
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
8
Neil Stubenhaus
American bass guitarist
9
Walter Afanasieff
Brazilian-American musician, songwriter, record producer and composer
10
Will Lee
American bass guitarist
11
Narada Michael Walden
American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer
12
Richard Tee
American musician
13
Dann Huff
American musician and record producer
14
Michael Beinhorn
American record producer
15
Kenny G
American saxophonist
16
Clive Davis
American record producer and music executive
17
The Meters
American funk band
18
Dave Taylor
American musician
19
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
20
Babyface
American singer, songwriter and record producer
21
Minnie Riperton
American singer-songwriter
22
Kashif
American musician, songwriter and record producer
23
Billy Davis, Jr.
American singer
24
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
25
Regina Belle
American singer
26
Niki Haris
Dancer, singer
27
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
28
David Foster
Canadian musician, record producer, songwriter
29
Thelma Houston
American singer and actor
30
Dixie Dregs
American band
31
Michael Barbiero
Producer, Mixer, engineer, songwriter, journalist
32
Gerry Brown
American audio engineer
33
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
34
Greg Phillinganes
American keyboardist
35
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
36
Vincent Montana, Jr.
American musician
37
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
38
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
American musician
39
John Robinson
American drummer (*1954)
40
Kevin Toney
American composer
41
Claude Kelly
American singer, songwriter and music producer
