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Thomas Mapfumo
Zimbabwean musician
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Tavares
Boy Band
2
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
3
Carlos Ward
American musician
4
Mousse T.
German-Turkish musician
5
King Monada
South African musician
6
Biddu
Indian singer
7
Najee
American musician
8
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
9
Dave Burrell
American musician
10
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
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Eric Gale
American musician
12
Dan Hartman
American singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, record producer
13
B. T. Express
American band
14
Joe Louis Walker
Blues musician
15
Babatunde Olatunji
Nigerian percussionist
16
James Brown
American singer-songwriter, dancer, music mogul
17
David Sanborn
American saxophonist
18
Climie Fisher
British pop duo
19
West Nkosi
Saxophonist and record producer
20
Ricky Fataar
South African musician
21
Ted Leo
punk rock/indie rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist
22
Michael Landau
American musician
23
Marc Johnson
American jazz bass player, composer and band leader
24
Mitchell Froom
American musician
25
John Clayton
American jazz and classical double bassist
26
Womack & Womack
American musical duo
27
Mark Seibert
American musician
28
George McCrae
American musician
29
Chris Thomas King
American blues musician and actor
30
Jack Dangers
British musician
31
Johnny Clegg
South African musician, anthropologist and anti-apartheid icon
32
Robben Ford
American blues, jazz and rock guitarist
33
Soul II Soul
British band
34
Little Jimmy King
American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
35
Chris Kimsey
English record producer and sound engineer
36
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
37
Ray Phiri
South African jazz musician
38
Michael Thompson
American guitarist, born 1954
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Tommy Stewart
American trumpeter
40
Jerry Marotta
American musician
41
Gerald Veasley
American musician
42
Right Said Fred
English band
43
Victor Lewis
American jazz drummer
44
Material
American band led by Bill Laswell
45
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
46
Vincent Montana, Jr.
American musician
47
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
