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Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American pianist
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Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
American musician
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Wayne Henderson
Wayne Henderson
American trombonist and record producer
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Stix Hooper
Stix Hooper
American musician
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Abu Talib
Abu Talib
musician
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
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Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
American musician
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Stewart Levine
Stewart Levine
American record producer
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Barry Finnerty
Barry Finnerty
American musician
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Everette Harp
Everette Harp
American musician
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Monk Montgomery
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
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David T. Walker
David T. Walker
American musician
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Randy Crawford
Randy Crawford
American jazz and R&B singer
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Paul Humphrey
Paul Humphrey
American musician
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Roger Troutman
Roger Troutman
American musician, songwriter, producer
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Leon Haywood
Leon Haywood
American singer and songwriter
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Phil Upchurch
Phil Upchurch
American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
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Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
American trumpeter
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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
band
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Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter
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Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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The Crusaders were an American jazz group that were successful from the 1960s to the 1990s. The group were known as the Jazz Crusaders from their formation in 1960 until shortening their name in 1971. The Crusaders were comfortable playing a wide assortment of genres, from straight ahead jazz, to urban R&B, to R&B-based jazz, to even blues. The band reached a commercial apex in 1979 with their hit single "Street Life", featuring uncredited lead vocals by Randy Crawford, and their accompanying album of the same name.