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Joe Stubbs
Joe Stubbs
musical artist
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Mack Rice
Mack Rice
American singer, songwriter and producer
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100 Proof
100 Proof
American musical group
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Eddie Floyd
Eddie Floyd
American singer
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Little Willie John
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Robert Bateman
Robert Bateman
American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer
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Detroit
Detroit
rock group
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
American Music Executive, Record Producer
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René Hall
René Hall
American musician, performer, and music arranger
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Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Gene "Bowlegs" Miller
Gene "Bowlegs" Miller
American musician
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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
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Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter
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Willie Clayton
Willie Clayton
American Chicago blues and soul singer and songwriter
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The Contours
The Contours
American band
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Johnny Pate
Johnny Pate
American record producer
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Billy "The Kid" Emerson
Billy "The Kid" Emerson
American musician
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The Flairs
The Flairs
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Mel London
Mel London
American record label owner
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Billy Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
American jazz tenor saxophonist
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
American musical group; R& B/funk band
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Chris Kenner
Chris Kenner
American musician
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Jack Scott
Jack Scott
Canadian singer
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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
American blues musician, songwriter
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Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
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Brook Benton
Brook Benton
American singer and songwriter
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Arthur Adams
Arthur Adams
American blues musician
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Major Holley
Major Holley
American jazz upright bassist
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Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes
American drummer
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Duke Pearson
Duke Pearson
American pianist
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Andre Williams
Andre Williams
American R&B and punk blues musician
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Robert Ward
Robert Ward
American blues and soul guitarist
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff
American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s (1916-2002)
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Gary S. Paxton
Gary S. Paxton
American musician
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Russell Procope
Russell Procope
American musician
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The Famous Flames
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
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The Dixie Nightingales
The Dixie Nightingales
African-American male vocal group
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Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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Eddie Bo
Eddie Bo
New Orleans jazz musician
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Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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Sonny Clark
Sonny Clark
American musician
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Calvin Newborn
Calvin Newborn
American guitarist
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Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller
American jazz musician
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The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites
band
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Wynonie Harris
Wynonie Harris
American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer
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Willie Ruff
Willie Ruff
American musician
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The Originals
The Originals
band
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Willie Dennis
Willie Dennis
jazz musician

The Falcons were an American rhythm and blues vocal group, some of whose members went on to be influential in soul music.