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Phyllis Hyman
American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995)
1
Michael Henderson
American musician
2
Jean Carn
American singer
3
Reggie Lucas
American musician
4
Bill Summers
jazz musician
5
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
6
Al Johnson
American recording artist; singer
7
Eddie Henderson
American musician
8
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
9
Lonnie Liston Smith
American pianist
10
Gary Bartz
American musician
11
Anthony Jackson
American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter
12
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
13
John Klemmer
American musician
14
Wilton Felder
American musician
15
Dave Burrell
American musician
16
Alphonse Mouzon
American musician (1948-2016)
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
18
Alyson Williams
American singer
19
The Crusaders
American jazz fusion group
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John Blake, Jr.
American jazz violinist
21
Carlos Garnett
American musician
22
Bobby Lyle
American musician
23
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
24
Bobby Caldwell
singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
25
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Womack & Womack
American musical duo
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Angela Bofill
American R&B singer
28
Airto Moreira
Brazilian musician
29
Rick Chertoff
American record producer, songwriter
30
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
31
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
32
Roger Kellaway
American pianist
33
Archie Shepp
American jazz musician
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Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
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Grover Washington, Jr.
American recording artist, jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist (1943-1999)
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Thom Bell
Jamaican-born American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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Jonathan Butler
South African musician
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Onaje Allan Gumbs
American musician
39
Miles Jaye
American musician
40
Michael Carvin
American musician
41
Tamiko Jones
American singer
42
Juliet Roberts
British musician
43
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
44
Freda Payne
American singer and actress
45
Phil Vassar
American singer-songwriter
46
Arthur Alexander
American country songwriter and soul singer
47
Phillip Mitchell
singer and songwriter
48
Exposé
American vocal group
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Gene McDaniels
American singer and songwriter
50
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
51
Paul Riser
American musician
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Reggie Workman
American double-bassist
