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Norman Whitfield
American songwriter, record producer
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Bud Brisbois
American trumpeter (1937-1978)
2
The Undisputed Truth
American band
3
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
4
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
5
Gloria Jones
American singer
6
James Gadson
American musician
7
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist
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Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
9
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
10
David T. Walker
American musician
11
Lamont Dozier
American singer, songwriter and record producer
12
Edwin Starr
American singer
13
Martha Reeves
American singer and politician
14
Thelma Houston
American singer and actor
15
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
16
Lakeside
American band
17
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
18
Timmy Thomas
American musician
19
Fred Jackson, Jr.
American flautist
20
Lee Ritenour
American jazz guitarist, session musician, and composer
21
Zulema
American singer
22
Barry White
American singer-songwriter
23
Wah-Wah Watson
American guitarist
24
Latimore
American singer
25
Ernie Watts
American jazz musician
26
Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
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The Gap Band
American R&B and funk band
28
Al Green
American singer
29
Reggie Lucas
American musician
30
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
31
Eddie Henderson
American musician
32
Paul Riser
American musician
33
Betty Wright
American singer
34
The Emotions
American vocal group from Chicago, Illinois
35
The Fantastic Four
Detroit band
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Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
37
Brenton Wood
American singer
38
The Originals
band
39
Bunny Sigler
American musician
40
The Blackbyrds
American soul musical group
41
Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer
42
O. V. Wright
American singer
43
The Chi-Lites
band
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Leland Sklar
American musician
45
Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
46
Thom Bell
Jamaican-born American singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
47
The 5th Dimension
American popular music vocal group
48
Wilton Felder
American musician
49
The Stylistics
American musical group founded in Philadelphia
50
The Isley Brothers
American musical group
51
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
52
Jim Gilstrap
American singer
53
Oscar Brashear
American trumpeter
54
Deniece Williams
American singer
55
Tom Scott
American jazz musician
56
Booker T. Jones
American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger
57
Michael Henderson
American musician
58
Tower of Power
American soul and funk band
59
Larry Carlton
American musician
60
Ashford & Simpson
songwriting-production team
61
Joe Tex
American singer-songwriter
62
Cornell Dupree
American R&B/soul jazz guitarist
