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Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
1
Marlena Shaw
American singer
2
Patti Austin
American singer
3
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
4
Roberta Flack
American singer
5
Lorez Alexandria
American musician
6
Blossom Dearie
American jazz singer and pianist
7
Dorothy Ashby
American jazz harpist
8
Gloria Jones
American singer
9
Bobbi Humphrey
American soul-jazz musician
10
Dakota Staton
American jazz vocalist
11
Nina Simone
American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist
12
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
13
Angela Bofill
American R&B singer
14
Sylvia Robinson
American singer, record producer, and executive
15
Linda Clifford
American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress
16
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
17
Kandace Springs
American jazz and soul singer and pianist
18
Kathy Troccoli
American singer
19
Maxine Nightingale
British singer
20
Melba Moore
American singer, actress
21
Lizz Wright
American singer
22
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
23
Catherine Russell
singer
24
Meshell Ndegeocello
American recording artist; musician
25
Etta Jones
American jazz singer
26
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
27
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz singer
28
Carleen Anderson
American soul singer
29
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
30
Sweet Inspirations
American R&B vocal group
31
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
32
Freddie Jackson
American singer
33
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
34
Adelaide Hall
American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer
35
George Benson
American recording artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter
36
Jean Carn
American singer
37
Teena Marie
American singer
38
Etta James
American recording artist; singer
39
Jo Armstead
singer and songwriter
40
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer
41
Linda Creed
American singer-songwriter and lyricist
42
Alison Limerick
British singer
43
Mary Lou Williams
American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer
44
Susannah McCorkle
American jazz singer
45
Freda Payne
American singer and actress
46
Mary Stallings
American singer
47
Cécile McLorin Salvant
American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots
48
Bobby Caldwell
singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
49
Inez Andrews
American singer
50
Kate McGarry
American singer
51
Tamiko Jones
American singer
52
Abbey Lincoln
American singer (1930-2010)
53
Barbara Mason
American musician
54
Shirley Horn
American singer
55
Les McCann
American musician
56
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
57
Ledisi
American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter and actress.
58
Rita Coolidge
American singer
59
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
60
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
61
Tasha Thomas
American singer-songwriter
62
Dorothy Moore
American singer
63
Vivian Green
American musician
64
Nancy Wilson
American singer (1937-2018)
65
Diana Krall
Canadian recording artist; jazz singer and pianist
66
Holly Palmer
American musician
67
Mark Murphy
American singer
68
Mina
Italian recording artist, singer
69
Jessy Lanza
Canadian musician
70
Patti Bown
American musician
