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Ahmet Ertegün
Turkish-American songwriter, record producer, music executive
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Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
2
Jesse Stone
American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
3
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
4
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
5
Jerry Wexler
American music journalist and producer
6
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
7
The Midnighters
American R&B group
8
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
9
Vann "Piano Man" Walls
American musician
10
Big Joe Turner
American blues shouter
11
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
12
Ray Charles
American recording artist; musician, singer, songwriter
13
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
14
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s
15
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
16
Louis Jordan
American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908-1975)
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Lloyd Trotman
American musician
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LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
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Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
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Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
22
Al Green
American singer
23
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
24
Ike Turner
African American musician, songwriter, and producer (1931-2007)
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Ruby & the Romantics
American band
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Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
27
Otis Blackwell
American songwriter, singer, and pianist
28
The Drifters
American R&B band (1953-)
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Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
30
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
32
The O'Jays
American band that plays rhythm and blues
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Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
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Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
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Ben E. King
American soul and R&B singer and record producer
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William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Charles Brown
American recording artist; songwriter, blues singer and pianist
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Gene Chandler
American musician
39
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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The Manhattan Transfer
American vocal music group
41
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934-1971)
42
Tavares
Boy Band
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Percy Sledge
American singer
44
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
45
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
46
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
47
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Jackie Wilson
American singer
50
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
51
Bob Porter
Blues and jazz record producer, discographer, writer, and radio presenter
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Roy Brown
American R&B singer, songwriter and musician
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Dave Bartholomew
American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer
54
Ella Mae Morse
American popular music singer (1924-1999)
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The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
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Little Richard
American pianist, singer and songwriter
57
Rudy Toombs
American entertainer
58
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
59
Bill Withers
American singer-songwriter and musician
60
Bobby Rush
American musician
61
The Pointer Sisters
American vocal group from Oakland, California
62
The Clovers
American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group
63
Dorothy Moore
American singer
64
Barry Mann
American songwriter and musician
65
Fats Domino
American R&B musician
66
Dennis Edwards
American singer
67
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
68
Solomon Burke
American singer
69
John Lee Hooker
American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
70
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
71
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
72
Bobby Rogers
American singer
73
Tina Turner
American-born singer, dancer, actress, and author; naturalized Swiss citizen
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The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
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Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937-2018)
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The Coasters
American band
