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Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack
American singer-songwriter and musician
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Womack & Womack
Womack & Womack
American musical duo
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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
American recording artist; singer-songwriter and entrepreneur
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René Hall
René Hall
American musician, performer, and music arranger
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Mary Wells
Mary Wells
American pop/soul singer
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave
American soul and R&B duo
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Otis Redding
Otis Redding
American singer, songwriter and record producer
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Billy Preston
Billy Preston
American musician whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel (1946-2006)
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The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson
American singer
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Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
American soul singer and songwriter
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Leon Ware
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
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Stone Poneys
Stone Poneys
American band
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Jesse Belvin
Jesse Belvin
American singer
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Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton
American musician
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Lou Rawls
Lou Rawls
American record producer
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Scotty Moore
Scotty Moore
American musician
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The Box Tops
The Box Tops
American rock band
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William Bell
William Bell
American soul singer and songwriter
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Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick
American music critic
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Jimmy Cox
Jimmy Cox
American songwriter
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Calvin Richardson
Calvin Richardson
American singer
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Little Willie John
Little Willie John
American recording artist; R&B singer
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Allen Klein
Allen Klein
American businessman, music publisher
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Nick Venet
Nick Venet
American record producer
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Five Stairsteps
Five Stairsteps
American Chicago soul group; sibling band
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Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos
band
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The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers
American singing duo
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Ralph Tresvant
Ralph Tresvant
American singer
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Robert Blackwell
Robert Blackwell
American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
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The J. Geils Band
The J. Geils Band
American rock band
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Sly Stone
Sly Stone
American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Ernie Freeman
Ernie Freeman
American musician
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Bob Relf
Bob Relf
American R&B musician
The Valentinos
American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio

The Valentinos

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American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio
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The Valentinos (also known as The Womack Brothers) was an American family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio, best known for launching the careers of brothers Bobby Womack and Cecil Womack. Bobby went on to find greater fame as a solo artist while Cecil became successful as a member of the husband and wife duo of Womack & Womack with Linda Cooke. The group was well-known for of R&B hits such as the original versions of "Lookin' for a Love", notably covered by the J. Geils Band and later a solo hit for Bobby Womack, and "It's All Over Now", covered by the Rolling Stones.