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James Carr
American musician
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Parliament
American funk band most prominent during the 1970s
2
George Clinton
American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
3
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
4
Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
5
Hot Chocolate
British soul band
6
Roy C
American singer, songwriter
7
Dan Fogelberg
American singer-songwriter and musician
8
Charles & Eddie
band
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Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
10
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
11
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
12
Simon Climie
British songwriter and producer
13
Bruce Channel
American musician
14
Marty Stuart
American musician
15
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
16
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
17
Al Green
American singer
18
Dan Penn
American musician
19
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
20
Timmy Thomas
American musician
21
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
22
Errol Brown
singer and songwriter
23
The Fantastic Four
Detroit band
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Russ Ballard
British musician
25
O. V. Wright
American singer
26
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
married couple
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Barbara Acklin
American soul singer and songwriter
28
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
29
Jeffrey Osborne
American singer
30
O. C. Smith
American musician
31
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
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Barrence Whitfield
American musician
33
Lakeside
American band
34
Tim McGraw
American country pop singer
35
J. Blackfoot
singer
36
Latimore
American singer
37
Bruno Mars
American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer
38
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
39
Elvis Costello
English singer-songwriter
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Jackie Wilson
American singer
41
Millie Jackson
American singer
42
Slim Whitman
American singer, musician
43
Nick Lowe
British singer
44
Jamiroquai
British acid jazz band
45
Atlantic Starr
American R&B band
46
Alvin Youngblood Hart
American musician
47
Billy Joe Royal
American singer
48
Stereo MCs
English hip hop/electronic dance group
49
Delbert McClinton
American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist
50
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
51
Shanks & Bigfoot
band that plays UK garage
52
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
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Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
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Teddy Pendergrass
American singer, songwriter, composer
56
Edwin Starr
American singer
57
Billy Ocean
singer-songwriter
58
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
59
Shalamar
American music group
60
Michael Martin Murphey
American singer-songwriter
61
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
62
Mickey Gilley
American country music singer and musician
63
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
64
Michael Jackson
American recording artist; singer and songwriter (1958-2009)
65
Graham Parker
British singer
66
D. Train
American musical ensemble
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Funkadelic
American band
68
Oliver Cheatham
American singer
69
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
American singer and guitarist
70
Dan Hill
Canadian singer
71
Surface
American band
72
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
73
Hunter Hayes
American country musician
74
Boz Scaggs
American musician
75
Manfred Mann
English rock band, formed in London in 1962
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Billy Burnette
American musician
77
Lonnie Brooks
American blues singer and guitarist
78
Billy Griffin
American singer and songwriter
