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The Floaters
The Floaters
American R&B vocal group
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The Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four
Detroit band
2
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
American singer
3
Ohio Players
Ohio Players
American funk and R&B band
4
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
5
The Real Thing
The Real Thing
British soul group
6
Carl Carlton
Carl Carlton
Popular American Singer-Songwriter
7
The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
8
Leon Ware
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
9
The Stylistics
The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
10
Ashford & Simpson
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
11
Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey
American guitarist
12
The Spinners
The Spinners
American soul music vocal group
13
Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
14
Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
15
Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
16
Johnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
17
Roy C
Roy C
American singer, songwriter
18
The Gap Band
The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
19
J. J. Barnes
J. J. Barnes
musician
20
Betty Wright
Betty Wright
American singer
21
Al Green
Al Green
American singer
22
Teena Marie
Teena Marie
American singer
23
The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
24
Utah Saints
Utah Saints
band that plays electronica
25
Forrest
Forrest
singer
26
Shalamar
Shalamar
American music group
27
Leroy Burgess
Leroy Burgess
American music producer
28
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer
29
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer
British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer
30
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
31
Bloodstone
Bloodstone
American soul musical group
32
Average White Band
Average White Band
Scottish R&B band
33
Millie Jackson
Millie Jackson
American singer
34
Timmy Thomas
Timmy Thomas
American musician
35
4 Strings
4 Strings
band
36
Terry Britten
Terry Britten
English-Australian singer-songwriter and record producer
37
Sigala
Sigala
English DJ, record producer and remixer
38
Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
American musician
39
The Originals
The Originals
band
40
The Undisputed Truth
The Undisputed Truth
American band
41
The Trammps
The Trammps
American soul band
42
Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
43
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
44
Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
45
The Shadows
The Shadows
British rock group
46
Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul
British band
47
Rose Royce
Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
48
Alan Hawkshaw
Alan Hawkshaw
British composer
49
Archie Bell & the Drells
Archie Bell & the Drells
American vocal group
50
Slade
Slade
British rock band
51
Dario G
Dario G
British disc jockey
52
Barry White
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
53
Black Ivory
Black Ivory
American R&B musical group
Intro
band
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The Detroit Emeralds were an American R&B/soul vocal group, best known in the early 1970s. They enjoyed a run of successful records in the decade including their 1973 transatlantic hit single, "Feel the Need in Me".