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Rhythm and Blues (R&B) singers and groups since 1965 and 1970, many of which started in the United States. Wikipedia
We have to give props to the musicians that made all this possible!
- Standing in the Shadows of Motown -- The Funk Brothers, Motown -- The Funk Brothers -- Film Documentary Soundtrack. In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on "My Girl," "Bernadette," I Was Made to Love Her," and every other hit from Motown's Detroit era.
By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers.
Singers
- Sam Cooke (d)
- Smokey Robinson
- Barbara Acklin - "Am I the Same Girl?"
- Maxine Brown
- Theola Kilgore
- Linda Jones (d) - "Hypnotized"
- Janis Lyn Joplin (d)
- Barbara Mason - "Yes, I'm Ready"
- Pharoah Sanders
- Michael Jackson (d)
- Phyllis Hyman (d)
- Marvin Gaye (d)
- Deniece Williams
- Stephanie Mills
- Ashford (d) and Simpson
- Lou Rawls (d)
- Jean Carne
- Donna Summer (d)
- Nina Simone (d)
- Bill Withers
- Luther Vandross (d)
- Dionne Warwick
- Lionel Richie
- Aretha Franklin
- James Brown (d)
- Mary Wells
- Norman Conners
- Shirley Jones
- Jimmy Ruffin
- Tammy Terrell (d)
- David Ruffin (d)
- Edwin Starr
- Randy Crawford
- Barry White (d)
- George Benson
- Al Jareau
- Linda Crawford
- Peaches and Herb
- Jerry Butler
- Betty Everett
- Isaac Hayes (d)
- Teena Marie (d)
- Peabo Bryson
- Roberta Flack
- Donnie Hathaway (d)
- Barbara Lewis
- Brenda Payton (d)
- Billy Stewart (d) - "Sitting in the Park"
- Aaron Neville
- Freddie Jackson
- Prince
- Rick James (d)
- Janet Jackson
- Eugene Wilde
- Bobby Brown
- Barrett Strong
- Stevie Wonder
- Al Green
- Stanley Turpentine - "Betcha" album
- Billy Paul
Groups
- A Taste of Honey
- Sister Sledge
- The Whispers
- The Dramatics
- Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Heatwave
- Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
- The Jones Girls
- The Pointer Sisters - individual profiles created.
- Delfonics
- The Jackson 5
- The O'Jays
- Earth, Wind and Fire
- The Spinners
- Chic
- The Commodores
- The Floaters
- Cameo
- Gap Band
- GQ
- DeBarge
- Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- The Marvelettes
- The Contours
- Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
- Diana Ross and the Supremes
- The Temptations
- Jr. Walker and the All Stars
- Four Tops
- The Undisputed Truth
- The Sylvers
- Brenda and the Tabulations
- The Delicates
- The 5th Dimension
- The Stylistics
- Little Anthony and the Imperials
- Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
- The Toys
- The Manhattans
Producers
- Lionel Richie
- Norman Conners
- Gamble and Huff
- Bobby Sanders (d)
- Eugene Record
- Berry Gordy
Record Labels
- Arista Records
- Atlantic Records
- Motown
- Anna
- Tamla
- Gordy
- Soul
- V.I.P.
Songwriters
List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart
Links
- Singers Chante Moore and Kenny Lattimore wed in Jamaica
- List of Soul Train episodes (seasons 1–9)
- A Songwriter, Still on the Line (Jimmy Webb)
- BLACK CELEBRITIES WHO DIED WITH LITTLE OR NO FANFARE-PART I