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Liberty Ellman
American musician
1
Gretchen Parlato
American singer
2
Aaron Parks
American musician
3
Big Maybelle
American R&B singer and pianist
4
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
5
Jazmine Sullivan
American singer-songwriter
6
Shawn Colvin
American singer-songwriter
7
Patrice Rushen
American musician
8
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
9
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
10
Jill Scott
American soul musician
11
Yolanda Adams
American gospel singer and actress
12
Lionel Loueke
guitarist
13
The Manhattan Transfer
American vocal music group
14
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
15
Ike & Tina Turner
American musical duo
16
Alison Krauss
American bluegrass-country singer-songwriter and musician
17
Camille Thurman
American jazz musician and composer
18
Kurt Elling
American jazz singer and songwriter
19
Major Lance
singer
20
Patti Austin
American singer
21
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
22
Shirley Caesar
American gospel singer, evangelist
23
Paula Cole
American musician
24
Eliane Elias
Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, arranger and songwriter
25
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937-2018)
26
Mamie Smith
American vaudeville singer and actress (1883-1946)
27
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
28
Shirley Horn
American singer
29
The Clark Sisters
American gospel vocal group
30
Karen Clark Sheard
American musician and songwriter
31
Sheila E.
American singer and percussionist
32
Anita Baker
American singer-songwriter
33
Chrisette Michele
American musician
34
Boney James
American recording artist; saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer
35
Bill Cunliffe
American musician
36
Diane Schuur
American jazz musician
37
Mandisa
American singer
38
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
39
Tori Kelly
American singer
40
Ramsey Lewis
American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality
41
Chaka Khan
American singer-songwriter
42
Dorinda Clark-Cole
American singer
43
Kelly Price
American songwriter, singer
44
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
45
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
46
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Jamaican musical group; reggae family group
47
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
48
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
49
Stacey Kent
American recording artist; singer
50
Elle Varner
American singer-songwriter
51
Suzy Bogguss
American musician
52
Regina Belle
American singer
53
David Krakauer
American clarinetist
54
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
55
Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
56
Mavis Staples
American singer
57
Lani Hall
American musician
58
Esperanza Spalding
American jazz bassist and singer
59
Dionne Warwick
American singer, actress and TV show host
60
Maren Morris
American country singer, songwriter, and record producer
61
Macy Gray
American singer-songwriter and actress
62
Charlie Wilson
American singer, songwriter, record producer
63
Johnny Pate
American record producer
64
India.Arie
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and flautist
65
Ben Tankard
American musician
66
Lila Downs
Mexican American singer-songwriter
67
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
68
John Beasley
American jazz pianist, bandleader, and producer of music in film and television
69
Corinne Bailey Rae
British singer and songwriter
70
Sy Smith
American singer
71
Gail Davies
American singer-songwriter
72
Jessie Baylin
American singer
73
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
74
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
75
Fantasia Barrino
American actress and singer
76
Gretchen Wilson
American country singer
77
Irma Thomas
American soul and rhythm and blues singer
78
Rodney Crowell
American musician
79
Jean Carn
American singer
80
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
81
Shelby Lynne
American singer and songwriter
82
Tamia
Canadian musician and singer
83
Cindy Bradley
Jazz trumpet, flugelhorn and flumpet player and composer
84
Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer
85
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
