0
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
1
Sass Jordan
Rock singer/songwriter
2
Mickey Guyton
American singer
3
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
4
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
5
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
6
Lottie Kimbrough
American country blues singer
7
Shaun Murphy
American R&B singer songwriter
8
E.C. Scott
musical artist
9
Arthur G. Wright
American musician
10
Wendy Matthews
Australian singer
11
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
12
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
13
Martha Reeves
American singer and politician
14
Little Miss Cornshucks
American singer
15
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
16
Jane Harvey
American jazz singer
17
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
18
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
19
Fontella Bass
American singer
20
Angelina Jordan
Norwegian singer
21
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
22
Trixie Smith
African American blues singer, recording artist, vaudeville entertainer, and actress (1895-1943)
23
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
24
Darlene Love
American musician
25
Brenda Holloway
American musician
26
Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter
27
Kitty White
American singer
28
Mickey Baker
American jazz and rock guitarist
29
Mable John
American blues vocalist
30
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
31
Christina Aguilera
American singer, songwriter, and television personality
32
Count Basie
American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer (1904-1984)
33
Mighty Mo Rodgers
American blues musician and songwriter
34
Faith Evans
American recording artist; singer
35
Barbra Streisand
American singer, actress, and filmmaker
36
Liza Minnelli
American actress and singer
37
Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
38
Susan Tedeschi
American blues and soul musician
39
Elle King
American singer, songwriter, and actress
40
Coot Grant
American classic female blues and vaudeville singer and songwriter
41
Julie London
American actress and singer (1926-2000)
42
Gloria Jones
American singer
43
The Groupies
44
Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
45
The Blues Brothers
American blues and soul band
46
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress
47
Bobby Darin
American singer, songwriter and actor
48
Joe Lutcher
American musician
49
Doris Troy
American actress and singer (1937-2004)
50
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
51
Clara Ward
American gospel artist; singer, music arranger, songwriter
52
Alberta Adams
American singer, musician
53
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
54
Merry Clayton
American musician
55
Calvin Boze
American trumpeter and bandleader
56
Debbie Gravitte
American actress, singer
57
Toni Basil
American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and director
58
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
59
Bobbie Gentry
American singer-songwriter
60
Timi Yuro
American singer
61
Eden Espinosa
American actress and singer
62
Hayedeh
Iranian singer
63
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010)
64
Ethel Waters
American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
