Soul music A-Z
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| Abbott, Gregory (a. 1984) | soul singer, songwriter |
| Abner, Ewart (a. 1950) | record producer |
| Abramson, Herb (b. 1920) | record producer |
| Ace, Johnny (b. 1929 d. 1954) | singer |
| Acklin, Barbara (b. 1944) | singer, vocals |
| Adams, Johnny (b. 1932) | singer |
| Adams, Oleta (a. 1990) | singer, songwriter |
| Adeva (a. 1988) | singer |
| Afrika Bambaatta (b. 1960) | rapper |
| Alexander, Arthur (b. 1940) | cast, singer |
| Alexander, J.W. "Woody" (a. 1957) | singer |
| Allen, Lee (b. 1926) | cast, guitar |
| Allman, Duane (b. 1946 d. 1971) | guitar, rock & roll guitar |
| Arby, Terence Trent (b. 1962) | pop singer, FBS~ |
| Ashford, Nickolas [Nicky] (b. 1942) | composer, lyricist |
| Austin, Gerald (b. 1942) | singer |
| Austin, Patti (b. 1948) | soul singer, vocals |
| Bailey, Philip (b. 1951) | composer, percussion |
| Baker, Anita (b. 1957) | soul singer |
| Baker, Arthur (b. 1955) | record producer |
| Baker, LaVern (b. 1929) | bass (instrument), rhythm & blues singer |
| Ballard, Hank [Henry] (b. 1936) | composer, lyricist |
| Banks, Darrell (b. 1938 d. 1970) | singer |
| Banks, Homer (b. 1941) | songwriter |
| Barnum, H.B. (b. 1936) | arranger, composer |
| Barrett, Richard (b. 1936 a. 1955-1957) | lead singer |
| Barry, Jeff (b. 1939) | composer, lyricist |
| Barry, Len (b. 1942 a. 1957-1963) | lead singer, vocals |
| Bartholomew, Dave (b. 1920) | trumpet, trumpeter |
| Bass, Fontella (b. 1940) | organ, piano |
| Bass, Ralph (b. 1911) |
| Beckett, Barry (b. 1944) | singer, record producer |
| Bell, Al (a. 1965) | record producer |
| Bell, Madeleine (b. 1942) | cast, singer |
| Bell, Thom (b. 1943) | record producer |
| Bell, William (b. 1939) | arranger, bass (instrument) |
| Belle, Regina (b. 1963 a. 1987) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Belvin, Jesse (b. 1932 d. 1960) | piano, singer |
| Benjamin, Benny | record producer |
| Benton, Brook (b. 1931 d. 1988) | melifluent singer, vocals |
| Berns, Bert (b. 1929 d. 1967) | record producer, songwriter |
| Berry, Chuck (b. 1926) | composer, lyricist |
| Blackwell, Robert "Bumps" (b. 1918 d. 1985) | composer, arranger |
| Bland, Bobby Blue [Robert Calvin] (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Blow, Kurtis (b. 1959) | producer, vocals |
| Bootsy (a. 1970) | bassist |
| Briggs, David (a. 1960s) | keyboard, organ |
| Bristol, Johnny (a. 1960) | singer, songwriter |
| Brown, Bobby (b. 1969 a. 1983) | soul singer |
| Brown, James (b. 1933) | band, bass guitar |
| Brown, Maxine (b. 1932) | singer |
| Brown, Roy James (b. 1925 d. 1981) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Brown, Ruth (b. 1928) | cast, jazz/blues diva |
| Brown, Shirley (b. 1947) | singer |
| Bryson, Peabo [Robert Peabo] (b. 1951) | singer |
| Burke, Solomon (b. 1936) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Butler, Jerry (b. 1939) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Campbell, Milton James (b. 1934) | guitar, blues singer |
| Carey, Mariah (b. 1970) | country music singer, songwriter |
| Carlton, Carl (b. 1953) | soul singer |
| Carlton, Larry (Eugene) (b. 1948) | guitar |
| Carr, James (b. 1942) | soul singer |
| Carrigan, Jerry (a. 1964) | country music singer, drums |
| Carter, Clarence (b. 1936) | soul singer, vocals |
| Cash, Alvin (b. 1939) | singer |
| Castor, Jimmy (b. 1943) | saxophone, singer |
| Chandler, Gene (b. 1940) | soul singer, vocals |
| Charles, Ray (b. 1930) | direttore d'orchestre, piano |
| Checker, Chubby (b. 1941) | rock singer |
| Chess, Len (a. 1937) | record producer |
| Chess, Phil (a. 1937) | record producer |
| Clark, Dee (b. 1938 d. 1990) | singer |
| Claunch, Quinton (b. 1922) | record producer |
| Clay, Otis (b. 1942) | singer |
| Clinton, George (b. 1940 a. 1976) | popular songwriter, record producer |
| Cogbill, Tommy (d. 1983 a. 1962) | bassist |
| Cole, Natalie (b. 1950) | singer |
| Collier, Mitty (b. 1941 a. 1961) | singer, vocals |
| Conley, Arthur (b. 1946) | soul singer, vocals |
| Cooke, Sam (b. 1931 d. 1964) | composer, gospel singer |
| Couch, Tommy (a. 1960) | record producer |
| Covay, Don (b. 1938 a. 1955) | arranger, singer |
| Crawford, Randy (b. 1952) | jazz singer, soul singer |
| Cray, Robert (b. 1953) | blues guitar, singer |
| Cropper, Steve (b. 1941 a. 1961-1966) | guitar, rock guitar |
| Curtis, King (b. 1934 d. 1971) | tenor sax, arranger |
| Cymone, Andre (a. 1970) | bassist |
| Davis, Clive (Jay) (b. 1934 a. 1960) | record executive |
| Davis, Tyrone (b. 1938) | soul singer |
| Day, Bobby (b. 1932 d. 1990) | singer, songwriter |
| Desanto, Sugar Pie (b. 1935) | singer |
| Diddley, Bo (b. 1928) | jazz guitar, vocals |
| Dixon, Luther (a. 1963) | record producer, vocals |
| Domino, Fats (b. 1928) | composer, lyricist |
| Dorsey, Lee (b. 1924 d. 1986) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Dowd, Tom (b. 1925 a. 1948) | producer, recording engineer |
| Downing, Big Al (b. 1940) | country music singer |
| Downing, Will (a. 1988) | singer, record producer |
| Duke, Doris (b. 1945) | soul singer |
| Duke, George (b. 1946) | keyboard, piano |
| Dunn, Donald "Duck" (b. 1941 a. 1961-1966) | bass guitar |
| Edwards, Bernard (b. 1952) | bass |
| Edwards, Dennis (b. 1943) | baritone |
| Elbert, Donnie (b. 1936 d. 1989) | soul singer, vocals |
| Ellis, Shirley (b. 1941) | singer |
| Ellison, Lorraine (b. 1943) | singer, vocals |
| Ertegun, Ahmet [Nugetre] (b. 1923) | producer, record producer |
| Everett, Betty (b. 1939) | singer |
| Felder, Wilton (Lewis) (b. 1940) | bass, electric bass |
| Flack, Roberta (b. 1937) | singer, vocals |
| Floyd, Eddie (b. 1935 a. 1959-1962) | lead singer, vocals |
| Ford, Frankie (b. 1939) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Foster, Fred | record producer |
| Foxx, Charlie (b. 1939) | singer |
| Foxx, Inez (b. 1942) | singer, vocals |
| Franklin, Aretha (b. 1942) | soul singer, vocals |
| Franklin, Carolyn (b. 1945 d. 1988) | singer, writer |
| Franklin, Erma (b. 1943) | singer, vocals |
| Freeman, Bobby (b. 1940) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Fritts, Donnie (a. 1960) | songwriter, vocals |
| Fuqua, Harvey (b. 1929) | composer, lyricist |
| Gaye, Marvin (b. 1939 d. 1984) | composer, lyricist |
| Gaynor, Gloria (b. 1947) | disco singer |
| George, Barbara (b. 1942) | singer, tuba |
| Gill, Johnny (a. 1983) | singer |
| Glover, Henry (b. 1922 a. 1961) | composer, arranger |
| Goldner, George (b. 1918) | composer, lyricist |
| Gordy, Berry (b. 1929) | composer, lyricist |
| Graham, Larry (b. 1946) | electric bass, funk-bass guitar pioneer |
| Grandmaster Flash (b. 1958 a. 1982) | rap DJ |
| Gray, Dobie (b. 1943) | singer, vocals |
| Greaves, R.B. [Ronald Bertram] (b. 1944) | singer, vocals |
| Green, Al (b. 1946) | soul singer, tenor sax |
| Greene, Marlin (a. 1965) | guitar |
| Greenwich, Ellie (b. 1940) | cast, composer |
| Hall, Rick (b. 1932) | arranger, country music singer |
| Harris, Betty (b. 1943) | singer |
| Harrison, Wilbert (b. 1929 a. 1959) | singer, vocals |
| Hathaway, Donny (b. 1945 d. 1979) | arranger, composer |
| Hathaway, Lalah (a. 1990) | singer |
| Hawkins, Roger (a. 1964) | drummer, drums |
| Hawkins, Screemin' Jay (b. 1929) | piano, vocals |
| Hayes, Isaac (b. 1943) | piano, rhythm & blues singer |
| Head, Roy (b. 1943 a. 1965) | country music singer, vocals |
| Hebb, Bobby (b. 1941 a. 1953) | guitar, vocals |
| Hendrix, Jimi [James Marshall] (b. 1942 d. 1970) | guitar, rock singer |
| Hendryx, Nona (b. 1945) | singer |
| Hill, Z.Z. [Arzee] (b. 1935 d. 1984) | blues artist |
| Hinton, Eddie (a. 1977) | guitar |
| Holliday, Jennifer (b. 1960 a. 1982) | cast, soul singer |
| Holloway, Brenda (b. 1946) | soul singer |
| Hood, David (a. 1967) | bassist |
| Houston, Cissy (b. 1933) | cast, soul singer |
| Houston, Thelma (a. 1969) | gospel singer |
| Houston, Whitney (b. 1963) | soul singer |
| Hughes, Jimmy (b. 1938) | singer |
| Hunt, Tommy (b. 1933) | singer |
| Hunter, Ivory Joe (b. 1914 d. 1974) | piano, singer |
| Hutch, Willie (a. 1967) | composer, lyricist |
| Ingram, James (b. 1950s a. 1973) | record producer |
| Ingram, Luther (Thomas) (b. 1944) | singer, vocals |
| Isley, Ernest (b. 1952) | soul-rock guitar, arranger |
| Isley, Marvin | bass |
| Ivy, Quin (b. 1937) | record producer |
| Jackson, Al (b. 1935 d. 1975) | drummer, drums |
| Jackson, Chuck [Charles] (b. 1937 a. 1961-1968) | soul singer, vocals |
| Jackson, Freddie (b. 1956) | singer |
| Jackson, George (a. 1980s) | songwriter |
| Jackson, Janet (Damita) (b. 1966) | singer, songwriter |
| Jackson, Jermaine [Jermaine LaJaune] (b. 1954) | singer, bass |
| Jackson, Michael (b. 1958) | singer, songwriter |
| Jackson, Millie (b. 1944) | cast, composer |
| Jackson, Walter (b. 1938 d. 1983) | singer |
| Jackson, Wayne (b. 1944 a. 1961-1966) | trumpet |
| Jam, Jimmy (b. 1959 a. 1978) | keyboard, record producer |
| Jamerson, James (b. 1938 d. 1983 a. 1959-1973) | bass guitar |
| James, Etta (b. 1938) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| James, Rick (b. 1952) | funk singer, songwriter |
| Jarreau, Al (b. 1940) | singer, vocals |
| Jenkins, Johnny (a. 1962) | guitar |
| John, Little Willie (b. 1937 d. 1968) | singer, vocals |
| Johnson, Jimmy (b. 1928) | singer, guitar |
| Johnson, Marv (b. 1938) | singer |
| Johnson, Paul (a. 1987) | soul singer |
| Jones, Grace (b. 1952 a. 1912) | first alto, soul and funk singer |
| Jones, Linda (b. 1944 d. 1972) | soul singer |
| Jones, Quincy (Delight) (b. 1933) | arranger, composer |
| K-Doe, Ernie (b. 1936) | singer, vocals |
| Kendricks, Eddie (James) (b. 1939) | singer |
| Kenner, Chris (b. 1929 d. 1976) | composer, lyricist |
| Kesler, Stan | steel guitar |
| Khan, Chaka (b. 1953) | singer |
| Killen, Buddy (a. 1953) | bass, musician |
| King, Albert (b. 1923 d. 1992) | bluesman, guitar |
| King, B.B. (b. 1925) | blues singer, guitar |
| King, Ben E. (b. 1938) | soul singer |
| King, Carole (b. 1943) | composer, lyricist |
| King, Earl (b. 1934) | blues guitar, vocals |
| King, Evelyn "Champagne" (b. 1960) | singer |
| King Floyd (b. 1945 a. 1970-1971) | singer, vocals |
| Knight, Frederick (b. 1944) | cast, singer |
| Knight, Jean (b. 1943) | singer |
| Knight, Robert (b. 1945) | singer |
| Labelle, Patti (b. 1944) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Lambert, Dennis (a. 1972) | record producer |
| Lavette, Betty (b. 1946 a. 1965) | singer, vocals |
| Lee, Laura (b. 1945) | soul and gospel singer, vocals |
| Lewis, Barbara (b. 1944 a. 1963-1967) | singer, vocals |
| Lewis, Ramsey Emanuel (b. 1935) | jazz piano |
| Lewis, Smiley (b. 1913 d. 1966) | piano, vocals |
| Lewis, Stan (a. 1945) | record producer |
| Little Eva (b. 1945) | singer |
| Little Richard (b. 1935) | composer, lyricist |
| LL Cool J (b. 1969) | rapper |
| Love, Darlene (b. 1938) | cast, pop/soul singer |
| Lynn, Barbara (b. 1942) | queen of Texas Rhythm and Blues, vocals |
| Mann, Barry (b. 1939) | composer, lyricist |
| Marchan, Bobby (b. 1930) | singer, vocals |
| Mardin, Arif (b. 1932 a. 1962) | arranger, composer |
| Mason, Barbara (b. 1947) | singer |
| Mayfield, Curtis (b. 1942) | arranger, rhythm & blues singer |
| Mayfield, Percy (b. 1920 d. 1984) | composer, lyricist |
| McClinton, Delbert (b. 1940) | singer, songwriter |
| McCoy, Van (b. 1944 d. 1979) | arranger, singer |
| McCrae, George (b. 1944 d. 1986) | singer |
| McDaniels, Gene [Eugene] (b. 1935 a. 1961) | singer |
| McGriff, Jimmy (b. 1936) | organ, bandleader |
| McPhatter, Clyde (Lensey) (b. 1933 d. 1972) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Meaux, Huey P. (b. 1929) | record producer |
| Mel, Melle (b. 1962 a. 1987) | rapper |
| Mighty Sam (b. 1943) | blues singer |
| Mimms, Garnet (b. 1933) | soul singer |
| Mitchell, Willie (b. 1928) | musician, record producer |
| Moman, Chips (b. 1936) | arranger, musician |
| Moore, Dorothy (b. 1946) | singer |
| Morrison, Van [George Ivan] (b. 1945) | singer, songwriter |
| Nash, Johnny [John Lester Jr.] (b. 1940) | singer, vocals |
| Nathan, Sydney (b. 1904 d. 1968) | recording executive, record producer |
| Nyro, Laura (b. 1947) | songwriter, vocals |
| O'Neal, Alexander (b. 1954) | soul crooner |
| Ocean, Billy (b. 1950 a. 1959) | singer |
| Oldham, Spooner (a. 1970s) | organ, piano |
| Osborne, Jeffrey (b. 1948 a. 1982-1987) | composer, vocals |
| Otis, Johnny (b. 1921) | drummer, drums |
| Page, Gene (a. 1970-1972) | arranger |
| Palmer, Earl (C. Sr.) (b. 1924) | drummer |
| Palmer, Robert (b. 1949) | guitar, singer |
| Paris, Mica (b. 1969) | soul singer |
| Parker, Ray (b. 1954) | guitar |
| Parker, Robert (b. 1930) | sax, tenor sax |
| Paul, Billy (b. 1934) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Paul, Clarence (b. 1928) | record producer |
| Peaston, David (a. 1989) | piano, singer |
| Peebles, Ann (b. 1947) | singer, songwriter |
| Pendergrass, Teddy [Theodore] (b. 1950) | soul singer, songwriter |
| Penn, Wallace Daniel (b. 1941) | songwriter |
| Phillips, Esther (b. 1935 d. 1984) | drummer, vocals |
| Pickett, Wilson (b. 1941) | soul singer, vocals |
| Pomus, Doc (b. 1925 d. 1991 a. 1958-1965) | composer, lyricist |
| Porter, David (b. 1941) | composer |
| Preston, Billy [William Everett] (b. 1946) | composer, gospel singer |
| Price, Lloyd (b. 1933 d. 1988) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Prince (b. 1960) | rock singer, songwriter |
| Professor Longhair (b. 1918 d. 1980) | rhythm & blues singer, piano |
| Purify, James (b. 1944) | composer, rhythm & blues singer |
| Putnam, Norbert (a. 1970) | bass, cello |
| Quezergue, Wardell (a. 1960s) | arranger, trumpet |
| Ragavoy, Jerry (b. 1930) | composer, record producer |
| Rawls, Lou [Louis Allen] (b. 1935) | singer, actor |
| Rebennack, Mac [Malcolm] (b. 1941) | guitar, piano |
| Redding, Otis (b. 1941 d. 1967) | composer, lyricist |
| Richbourg, John (d. 1986 a. 1930s) | disc jockey, record producer |
| Richie, Lionel (Brockman) (b. 1949) | soul singer, songwriter |
| Riley, Teddy (b. 1967) | record producer |
| Robey, Don (b. 1903) | impresario, record producer |
| Robinson, Bobby (a. 1951) | record producer |
| Robinson, Smokey (b. 1940) | composer, lyricist |
| Robinson, Sylvia (a. 1957) | singer |
| Rodgers, Nile (b. 1952) | jazz-funk guitarist, producer |
| Ross, Diana (b. 1944) | soul singer |
| Ruffin, David (b. 1941 d. 1991) | soul singer, rock & roll singer |
| Ruffin, Jimmy (b. 1939) | soul singer, vocals |
| Rupe, Art (b. 1919) | record producer |
| Sade (b. 1959 a. 1986) | singer |
| Sample, Joe (b. 1939) | keyboard, piano |
| Sanborn, David (William) (b. 1945) | alto saxophone, horns |
| Scaggs, Boz [William Royce] (b. 1944) | rock singer, rock guitar |
| Sheila E (b. 1959 a. 1984) | singer |
| Shuman, Mort [Mortimer] (b. 1936 d. 1991 a. 1958-1965) | cast, composer |
| Simon, Joe (b. 1943) | singer |
| Simone, Nina (b. 1933) | piano, singer |
| Simpson, Valerie R. (b. 1948 a. 1967) | singer, vocals |
| Singleton, Shelby (b. 1931) | producer, publisher |
| Sledge, Percy (b. 1941) | soul singer, vocals |
| Smith, Huey "Piano" (b. 1934) | piano, RRP~ |
| Smith, Mabel Louise (b. 1924 d. 1972) | rhythm & blues singer |
| South, Joe (b. 1942) | singer, vocals |
| Spector, Phil [Harvey Philip] (b. 1940 a. 1958-1959) | arranger, composer |
| Starr, Edwin (b. 1942) | singer |
| Staton, Candi (b. 1943) | singer |
| Stevenson, Mickey [William] (a. 1959-1967) | singer |
| Stewart, Billy (b. 1937 d. 1970) | bass (instrument), singer |
| Stewart, Jim (b. 1930) |
| Stone, Henry (a. 1950s) | record producer |
| Stone, Jesse (b. 1901) | piano, arranger |
| Strong, Barrett (b. 1941 a. 1960) | composer, lyricist |
| Summer, Donna (b. 1948) | composer, lyricist |
| Syreeta (a. 1967-1985) | singer |
| Tate, Howard (b. 1943) | singer, vocals |
| Taylor, Johnnie (Harrison) (b. 1938) | soul singer |
| Taylor, Ted [Austin] (b. 1934 d. 1987) | piano, singer |
| Terrell, Tammi (b. 1945 d. 1970) | singer |
| Tex, Joe (b. 1933 d. 1982) | soul singer, vocals |
| Thomas, Carla (b. 1942) | singer, songwriter |
| Thomas, Irma (b. 1941) | singer |
| Thomas, Rufus (b. 1917) | composer, vocals |
| Thornton, Big Mama (b. 1926 d. 1984) | blues singer, vocals |
| Toney, Oscar (b. 1939) | singer, vocals |
| Toussaint, Allen (b. 1938) | arranger, cast |
| Troy, Doris (b. 1937) | singer, vocals |
| Tucker, Tommy (b. 1933 d. 1982) | piano, vocals |
| Turner, Ike (b. 1931) | piano, rock singer |
| Turner, Tina (b. 1938) | rock singer, vocals |
| Upchurch, Phil (b. 1941) | blues guitar, guitar |
| Vandross, Luther R. (b. 1951) | composer, lyricist |
| Vincent, Johnny (b. 1925 a. 1951) | record producer |
| Walden, Narada Michael (b. 1952) | director, drummer |
| Walden, Phil (b. 1940) | manager |
| Walker, Junior (b. 1942 a. 1961) | saxophone |
| Wansel, Dexter (a. 1971) | arranger, synthesizer |
| Ware, Leon (a. 1955) | Motown producer, record producer |
| Warwick, Dee Dee (a. 1950s) | singer, vocals |
| Warwick, Dionne (b. 1941) | singer, tambourine |
| Washington, Grover (b. 1943) | sax, soprano sax |
| Watley, Jody (b. 1959) | rhythm & blues singer |
| Watson, Johnny "Guitar" (b. 1935) | arranger, guitar |
| Wells, Mary (Esther) (b. 1943 d. 1992) | rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
| Wexler, Jerry (b. 1917) | producer, rock and soul record producer |
| Wheeler, Caron (a. 1989) | singer |
| White, Barry (b. 1944) | soul singer, songwriter |
| White, Karyn (a. 1984) | singer |
| Whitfield, Norman (b. 1943) | composer, lyricist |
| Williams, Deniece (b. 1951) | singer |
| Williams, Larry (b. 1935 d. 1980) | rock & roll singer, songwriter |
| Williams, Maurice (b. 1938 a. 1957) | composer, lyricist |
| Williams, Otis (b. 1936) | singer |
| Willis, Chuck (b. 1928 d. 1958) | singer, vocals |
| Wilson, Jackie (b. 1934 d. 1984 a. 1962-1967) | singer |
| Withers, Bill (b. 1938) | soul singer, songwriter |
| Womack, Bobby [Robert Dwayne] (b. 1943) | soul singer, vocals |
| Wonder, Stevie (b. 1950) | composer, harmonica |
| Wright, Betty (b. 1953) | singer |
| Wright, O.V. [Overton Ellis] (b. 1939 d. 1980) | soul singer, songwriter |