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Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
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Blowfly
American rapper and parody musician
2
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
3
Paul Davis
American musician
4
Mitch Ryder
American singer
5
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
6
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
7
Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
8
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
9
Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
10
Lonnie Liston Smith
American pianist
11
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
12
Eddie Floyd
American singer
13
Swamp Dogg
musician
14
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
15
David Axelrod
American musician, record producer, composer and arranger
16
The Turtles
American rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman
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REO Speedwagon
American musical group; rock band from Champaign, Illinois
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Rowland S. Howard
musician, songwriter
19
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
20
Edwin Starr
American singer
21
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
22
Marlena Shaw
American singer
23
Stories
1970s American band
24
Jimmy James
Jamaican singer
25
Cerrone
French disco drummer, singer-songwriter and record producer
26
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
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Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
28
Latimore
American singer
29
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
30
The Detroit Emeralds
band
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Jackie Mittoo
Jamaican musician
32
Donny Hathaway
American singer-songwriter and musician (1945-1979)
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Junior Walker
American saxophonist
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Betty Wright
American singer
35
Al Green
American singer
36
Roy Brooks
American drummer
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Van McCoy
American musician, record producer, arranger, songwriter, singer and orchestra conductor
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Gwen McCrae
American musician
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Teddy Pendergrass
American singer, songwriter, composer
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Bunny Sigler
American musician
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Ken Boothe
Jamaican musician
42
King Floyd
African American soul singer
