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Little Milton
American singer and guitarist
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Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
2
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
3
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001)
4
Carla Thomas
American singer
5
Al Jackson Jr.
American musician and record producer
6
David Porter
American record producer, songwriter and singer
7
Donald Dunn
American bass guitarist (1941-2012)
8
Joyce Cobb
American jazz and R&B singer
9
Denise LaSalle
American R&B, soul and blues singer, songwriter, and record producer
10
Dorothy Moore
American singer
11
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
12
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
13
Ann Peebles
American singer and songwriter
14
J. Blackfoot
singer
15
Steve Cropper
American guitarist, songwriter and record producer
16
Eddie Floyd
American singer
17
Jean Knight
singer
18
Mack Rice
American singer, songwriter and producer
19
Mavis Staples
American singer
20
Z. Z. Hill
American blues singer
21
Bobby Rush
American musician
22
Barbara Mason
American musician
23
The Staple Singers
American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group
24
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
25
Latimore
American singer
26
Albert King
American blues guitarist and singer
27
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
28
The Soul Children
band that plays jazz
29
George Jackson
American Rhythm & Blues and soul singer and songwriter
30
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
31
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
32
Don Covay
American musician
33
Luther Ingram
American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
34
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
35
Solomon Burke
American singer
36
Beverley Knight
soul singer, songwriter and record producer
37
Al Green
American singer
38
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
39
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
40
Hi Rhythm Section
American music group
41
Fontella Bass
American singer
42
Isaac Hayes
American singer-songwriter, arranger, record producer, and actor (1942-2008)
43
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
44
Tyrone Davis
American musician
45
The "5" Royales
R&B band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
46
Teena Marie
American singer
47
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
48
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
49
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
50
Holle Thee Maxwell
American singer
51
Billie Ray Martin
German singer
52
Stella Parton
country singer
53
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
54
David Hood
American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
55
Joan Osborne
US singer and songwriter
56
Rose Marie McCoy
American songwriter
57
Oliver Sain
American saxophonist, songwriter, bandleader, drummer and record producer
58
Syl Johnson
American blues and soul singer and record producer
59
Tracy Nelson
American singer
60
LaVern Baker
American rhythm and blues singer (1929-1997)
61
Andrew Love
American musician
