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The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
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Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
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Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
3
Ruby Turner
Ruby Turner
British R&B and soul singer, songwriter and actress
4
Ohio Players
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
5
The O'Jays
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
6
Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
7
The Black Keys
The Black Keys
American rock band
8
Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
9
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
10
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
11
The Midnighters
The Midnighters
American R&B group
12
Chuck Jackson
Chuck Jackson
American recording artist; R&B singer
13
Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
14
Ben E. King
Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
15
Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
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Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge
American singer
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The Osmonds
The Osmonds
American family singing group
18
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
American singer
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The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
21
Dave Bartholomew
Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
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The Famous Flames
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
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The Miracles
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Teresa Brewer
Teresa Brewer
US pop singer
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The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
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The Dells
The Dells
American R&B vocal group
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
32
Dion DiMucci
Dion DiMucci
American singer-songwriter
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The Romantics
The Romantics
American New Wave band
34
Gene Chandler
Gene Chandler
American musician
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Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
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Jermaine Stewart
Jermaine Stewart
American musician, singer, actor, dancer
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The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
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The Penguins
The Penguins
American doowop band, formed in 1953
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James Ingram
James Ingram
American singer–songwriter and record producer
41
Johnny Kidd
Johnny Kidd
British singer, songwriter
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
43
The Nightcrawlers
The Nightcrawlers
band that plays garage rock
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Miki Howard
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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Ruby & the Romantics, 1965. Clockwise from bottom left: George Lee, Ronald Mosely, Ruby Nash, Leroy Fann, Ed Roberts

Ruby & the Romantics were an Akron, Ohio-based American R&B group in the 1960s, comprising Ruby Nash, George Lee, Ronald Mosely, Leroy Fann and Ed Roberts.

The group had several pop and R&B hit records, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963 with their first recording, "Our Day Will Come". The song, written by Mort Garson and Bob Hilliard, was a worldwide hit, reaching No. 1 and selling over one million copies in the US, also topped the Billboard R&B chart at # 1, and peaked at #38 in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached No. 11 on the Australian Charts.

Despite their relative obscurity compared to many of their 1960s contemporaries, Ruby and The Romantics reign as one of the most-covered and influential R&B vocal groups of the 1960s. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2007, and are winners of The Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award. In 1963, they were also nominated by The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the Best Rock and Roll Recording for "Our Day Will Come". In 2013, Ruby & The Romantics became charter inductees into the inaugural class of the new Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.