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Nikki Yanofsky
Nikki Yanofsky
Canadian singer
1
Oliver Jones
Oliver Jones
Canadian musician
2
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi
3
Ledisi
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
4
Andy Bey
Andy Bey
American musician
5
Lily Frost
Lily Frost
Canadian singer
6
Etta James
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
7
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k.d. lang
Canadian singer-songwriter
8
Holly Cole
Holly Cole
Canadian jazz and pop singer
9
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
10
Sass Jordan
Sass Jordan
Rock singer/songwriter
11
Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
African American actress and blues and gospel singer
12
Jully Black
Jully Black
Canadian musician and actress
13
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
14
Anne Murray
Anne Murray
Canadian singer
15
Ana Popović
Ana Popović
Serbian blues guitarist and singer
16
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
Canadian jazz pianist, band leader, composer
17
Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
18
Vanity
Vanity
singer, songwriter, model, actress
19
Jill Barber
Jill Barber
Canadian singer-songwriter
20
Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
21
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
22
Amy Sky
Amy Sky
Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host
23
Odetta
Odetta
American recording artist, singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and civil and human rights activist (1930-2008)
24
Corey Hart
Corey Hart
Canadian musician and singer
25
Nancy Wilson
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937-2018)
26
Teresa Stratas
Teresa Stratas
Canadian-American singer
27
Robert Glasper
Robert Glasper
American jazz pianist, composer and record producer
28
Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
29
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
30
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
31
Diana Krall
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
32
Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
American jazz singer
33
Wendy Matthews
Wendy Matthews
Australian singer
34
Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
35
Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey
Canadian musician
36
Mos Def
Mos Def
American rapper and actor from New York
37
Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine
American musician
38
Ranee Lee
Ranee Lee
Canadian musician
39
Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta
Colombian-Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
40
Molly Johnson
Molly Johnson
Canadian singer
41
Andra Day
Andra Day
singer and songwriter
42
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
43
Marie-Pierre Arthur
Marie-Pierre Arthur
singer
44
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
45
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
46
Mary Margaret O'Hara
Mary Margaret O'Hara
Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
47
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
48
Randy Weston
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist
49
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
musician from the USA
50
Lady A
Lady A
American band
51
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
52
TolumiDE
TolumiDE
Nigerian–Canadian singer-songwriter
53
Ivana Santilli
Ivana Santilli
Canadian singer
54
Diane Schuur
Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
55
Ariane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt
Canadian musician
56
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox
Canadian R&B singer-songwriter and actress
57
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
58
Rita MacNeil
Rita MacNeil
Canadian singer
59
Shirley Horn
Shirley Horn
American singer
60
Paul Bley
Paul Bley
Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist
61
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
South African singer and civil rights activist
62
Philip Sayce
Philip Sayce
Canadian guitarist
Salome Bey
American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress

Salome Bey

Intro
American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress
Awards Received
Member of the Order of Canada
Dora Mavor Moore Award
Obie Award

Salome Bey CM (October 10, 1933 – August 8, 2020) was an American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress who lived in Toronto, Ontario, since 1966. In 2005, she was made an honorary Member of the Order of Canada.


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