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K-Ci & JoJo
K-Ci & JoJo
American band
1
George Clinton
George Clinton
American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer
2
Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
American singer
3
Cameo
Cameo
American band
4
The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
5
Barry White
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
6
John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery
American country music artist
7
Timmy Thomas
Timmy Thomas
American musician
8
Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood
American singer
9
Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
10
Total
Total
American band
11
Warren G
Warren G
American rapper,record producer
12
Musiq Soulchild
Musiq Soulchild
American singer
13
Whodini
Whodini
American hip-hop group
14
The S.O.S. Band
The S.O.S. Band
American band
15
Jeanie Tracy
Jeanie Tracy
American musician
16
Sharissa
Sharissa
American singer
17
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
American singer and musician
18
Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat
American singer and producer
19
Funkadelic
Funkadelic
American band
20
Betty Wright
Betty Wright
American singer
21
Larry Graham
Larry Graham
American bass guitar player
22
Mint Condition
Mint Condition
American band
23
Johnnie Taylor
Johnnie Taylor
American soul-blues and pop singer
24
War
War
American funk band
25
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
26
Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins
American musician
27
Anita Baker
Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
28
Ruff Endz
Ruff Endz
American R&B duo
29
Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello
American recording artist; musician
30
D. Train
D. Train
American musical ensemble
31
Kelis
Kelis
American singer–songwriter
32
Rahsaan Patterson
Rahsaan Patterson
American actor and singer
33
Little Bruce
Little Bruce
American rapper
34
Surface
Surface
American band
35
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
36
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
guitarist
37
Steve Hurley
Steve Hurley
American DJ
38
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
39
Hue and Cry
Hue and Cry
Scottish pop sibling duo formed in 1983
40
Shannon
Shannon
American recording artist and singer
41
The Brothers Johnson
The Brothers Johnson
Funk Band
42
Chico DeBarge
Chico DeBarge
American R&B singer
43
Silk
Silk
American R&B group
44
Tevin Campbell
Tevin Campbell
US singer-songwriter, actor
45
Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton
American singer
46
Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore
American singer-songwriter
47
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill
American singer, songwriter and actor
48
Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert
American R&B singer (1966-2006)
49
Wild Cherry
Wild Cherry
American funk rock band
50
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
51
Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
52
CeCe Peniston
CeCe Peniston
American singer
53
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
American rapper
54
Val Young
Val Young
American singer
55
Man Parrish
Man Parrish
American musician
56
Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
57
Highway 101
Highway 101
American country music band
58
Leela James
Leela James
American musician
59
Tracie Spencer
Tracie Spencer
American singer-songwriter and actress
60
Aaron Hall
Aaron Hall
American R&B singer and songwriter
61
Meli'sa Morgan
Meli'sa Morgan
American singer
Simple E
R&B and hip hop pop singer-songwriter

Simple E

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R&B and hip hop pop singer-songwriter
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Erica Williams, better known as Simple E, is an American former R&B and hip hop pop singer-songwriter, whose debut 1994 single "Play My Funk", made the US Billboard R&B chart, and appeared on the Sugar Hill soundtrack.

Simple E was signed to Fox Records, who then released her only album, Colouz Uv Sound on October 11, 1994. Two singles were released, "Blue Jeans" and "Play My Funk", which reached 72 on the Billboard Hot 100. Simple E appeared on Cherokee's 1999 album, I Love You...Me.