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Thurman Ruth
Thurman Ruth
American singer
1
Allen Bunn
Allen Bunn
musical artist
2
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
Billy Ward and His Dominoes
African American R&B group
3
Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter
American singer
4
Golden Gate Quartet
Golden Gate Quartet
American gospel vocal group
5
The Famous Flames
The Famous Flames
American R&B band
6
Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder
American rhythm and blues and swing bandleader
7
The Drifters
The Drifters
American R&B band (1953-)
8
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American gospel musician
9
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
American singer, songwriter, pianist
10
Jack McVea
Jack McVea
American musician
11
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
gospel group from Alabama, United States
12
The Du Droppers
The Du Droppers
American doo-wop group
13
Travis Leonard Blaylock
Travis Leonard Blaylock
blues harmonicist, singer and songwriter
14
Solomon Burke
Solomon Burke
American singer
15
BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans
American gospel singer
16
Plas Johnson
Plas Johnson
American musician
17
O. V. Wright
O. V. Wright
American singer
18
Bobby Robinson
Bobby Robinson
American songwriter and record producer
19
The Dixie Hummingbirds
The Dixie Hummingbirds
band
20
The Soul Stirrers
The Soul Stirrers
band
21
Eddie Chamblee
Eddie Chamblee
American saxophonist
22
The Clovers
The Clovers
American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group
23
DecembeRadio
DecembeRadio
US Christian rock band
24
Pops Staples
Pops Staples
American musician
25
Ann Cole
Ann Cole
American musician
26
Dee Dee Warwick
Dee Dee Warwick
American soul singer
27
The Four Tunes
The Four Tunes
American vocal group
28
Miki Howard
Miki Howard
American singer, actress
29
Bobby Bland
Bobby Bland
American soul & blues musician
30
The Hollywood Flames
The Hollywood Flames
American R&B vocal group
31
Piney Brown
Piney Brown
American singer (1922-2009)
32
Duke Henderson
Duke Henderson
American blues shouter and jazz singer
33
Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown
American singer-songwriter (1928-2006)
34
Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins
African American actress and blues and gospel singer
35
The Orioles
The Orioles
American R&B group
36
Otis Clay
Otis Clay
American R&B and soul singer
37
Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
American R&B singer
38
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
39
The Davis Sisters
The Davis Sisters
American gospel group, founded in 1945
40
Roscoe Shelton
Roscoe Shelton
American electric blues and R&B singer
41
Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
42
Fontella Bass
Fontella Bass
American singer
43
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
American gospel singer
44
Faye Adams
Faye Adams
American singer
45
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd
American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician
46
Big Mama Thornton
Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
47
The Roberta Martin Singers
The Roberta Martin Singers
48
Guitar Slim
Guitar Slim
American blues musician
49
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter

The Larks were an American vocal group, active in the early 1950s. They were not the same group as the Los Angeles-based Larks (originally The Meadowlarks) featuring Don Julian, or the Philadelphia-based group The Four Larks.