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Margie Hendrix
American rhythm and blues singer
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Etta James
American recording artist; singer
2
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
3
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
4
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
5
Raphael Saadiq
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer
6
David "Fathead" Newman
American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist
7
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
8
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
9
James Cleveland
American musician
10
Joe South
US singer, songwriter and guitarist
11
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
12
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
13
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
14
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
15
The Emotions
American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois
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Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
17
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
18
Bill Lee
American musician and composer
19
Jerry Wexler
American music journalist and producer
20
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
21
Solomon Burke
American singer
22
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
23
Henry Glover
American songwriter, arranger, record producer and trumpet player
24
Samuel David Moore
American musician
25
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
26
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
27
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
28
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
29
Aaron Neville
American musician
30
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
31
Jeff Healey
Canadian musician
32
Don Covay
American musician
33
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
34
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
35
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
36
Charlie Rich
American country music singer and musician
37
Jerry Jemmott
American musician
38
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
39
Freddie Jackson
American singer
40
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
41
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
42
Boz Scaggs
American musician
43
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
44
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
45
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
46
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
47
Michael McDonald
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer
48
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
49
Joe Cocker
English recording artist; rock and blues singer (1944-2014)
50
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
51
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
52
George Duke
American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer (1946-2013)
53
Jackie Wilson
American singer
54
Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
55
Tevin Campbell
US singer-songwriter, actor
56
Billy Ocean
singer-songwriter
57
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
58
Kevin Toney
American composer
59
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
60
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
61
Stewart Levine
American record producer
62
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
63
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
