The Dave Given : rock 'n' roll stars handbook
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  Alexander, Arthur (b. 1940) |   cast, singer |
  Allison, Verne (b. 1936 a. 1950s) |   tenor, vocals |
  Anthony, Michael (b. 1955) |   bass guitar, cast |
  Ashton, Bearle |   |
  Austin, Gerald (b. 1942) |   singer |
  Bailey, Philip (b. 1951) |   composer, percussion |
  Banks, Donald (a. 1963) |   bass |
  Banks, Ron (b. 1951) |   arranger, tenor |
  Barksdale, Chuck (b. 1935 a. 1950s) |   bass |
  Barnes, Prentiss (b. 1921 a. 1953-1958) |   bass, vocals |
  Beecher, Francis |   guitar, Spanish guitar |
  Belvin, Jesse (b. 1932 d. 1960) |   piano, singer |
  Benton, Brook (b. 1931 d. 1988) |   melifluent singer, vocals |
  Berry, Albert |   tenor |
  Berry, Albert "Caesar" (a. 1963) |   tenor |
  Best, Pete (b. 1941) |   drummer |
  Bill, Michael |   |
  Bivins, Edward "Sonny" (b. 1942) |   tenor, songwriter |
  Boucher, Bob |   bass |
  Broder, Roosevelt |   tenor |
  Brown, James (b. 1933) |   band, bass guitar |
  Brown, Samuel "Little Sonny" |   singer, father of Betty Brown |
  Bryant, Eldridge |   singer |
  Burnett, Norman (a. 1963) |   tenor, baritone |
  Cain, Randy (b. 1942) |   singer |
  Carter, Fred |   guitar |
  Carter, Johnny (b. 1934 a. 1950s) |   tenor, vocals |
  Cash, Fred (b. 1940) |   guitar |
  Clark, Dee (b. 1938 d. 1990) |   singer |
  Cleaves, Jessica (b. 1948) |   drummer, percussion |
  Cooke, Sam (b. 1931 d. 1964) |   composer, gospel singer |
  Danko, Rick (b. 1943) |   bass, singer |
  Darin, Bobby (b. 1936 d. 1973) |   arranger, singer |
  Daughtry, Eugene "Bird" (b. 1939) |   |
  Davis, Bob |   |
  Davis, Melvin |   singer, trumpet |
  Davis, Wade |   baritone, vocals |
  Demps, Larry (b. 1949) |   |
  Diddley, Bo (b. 1928) |   jazz guitar, vocals |
  Drayton, Leslie |   |
  Dunn, Larry (b. 1953) |   singer |
  Ebo, David |   singer |
  Edwards, Dennis (b. 1943) |   baritone |
  Edwards, Robert "Big Sonny" (b. 1947) |   |
  Edwards, Tommy (b. 1922 d. 1969) |   songwriter, singer |
  Evans, James G. |   bass guitar |
  Ferguson, Jerry |   tenor |
  Fleming, Gordy |   piano |
  Flemons, Wade |   singer |
  Ford, Willie (b. 1950) |   bass |
  Franklin, Aretha (b. 1942) |   soul singer, vocals |
  Franklin, Melvin (b. 1942) |   |
  Fuches, Johnny (a. 1950s) |   tenor, vocals |
  Fuqua, Harvey (b. 1929) |   composer, lyricist |
  Garfunkel, Art (b. 1942) |   singer, actor |
  Gaye, Marvin (b. 1939 d. 1984) |   composer, lyricist |
  Gillis, Jesse |   tenor |
  Gonzales, Terri |   soprano |
  Grande, John |   accordion, piano |
  Graves, Alexander "Pete" (b. 1936 a. 1953-1958) |   tenor |
  Green, Al (b. 1946) |   soul singer, tenor sax |
  Green, Doc |   |
  Green, Doc (b. 1934) |   baritone |
  Haley, Bill (b. 1925 d. 1981) |   piano, rock & roll singer |
  Harris (b. 1947) |   singer |
  Harris, Damon |   |
  Harrison, George (b. 1943) |   alto saxophone, singer |
  Hart, Wilbert (b. 1947) |   singer |
  Hart, William (b. 1945) |   singer |
  Harter, Lynn |   singer |
  Hawkins, Ronnie (b. 1935) |   rock & roll singer, entrepreneur |
  Helm, Levon (b. 1943) |   drummer, drums |
  Hilliard, George (a. 1963) |   piano |
  Holly, Buddy (b. 1936 d. 1959) |   rock & roll singer, vocals |
  Hudson, Garth (b. 1943) |   keyboard, organ |
  Ingram, Luther (Thomas) (b. 1944) |   singer, vocals |
  Isles, William (a. 1965) |   |
  Israel, Jacob Ben |   |
  John, Little Willie (b. 1937 d. 1968) |   singer, vocals |
  Johnson, Billy (b. 1924 a. 1953-1958) |   guitar |
  Johnson, Dwight |   BAS~ |
  Johnson, Ralph (b. 1951) |   drummer |
  Johnson, Syl (b. 1939) |   singer, record producer |
  Junior, Marvin (b. 1936 a. 1950s) |   tenor, vocals |
  Kelly, Kenneth "Wally" Bernard (b. 1943) |   tenor |
  Kendricks, Eddie (James) (b. 1939) |   singer |
  King, Ben E. (b. 1938) |   soul singer |
  Lennon, John (Winston Ono) (b. 1940 d. 1980) |   author, composer |
  Lester, Bobby (b. 1930 d. 1980 a. 1953-1958) |   fiddle, tenor |
  Levert, Eddie (b. 1942 a. 1965) |   lead singer, vocals |
  Lewis, David |   drummer |
  Lewis, Jerry Lee (b. 1935) |   drums, piano |
  Lewis, Mel (b. 1929 d. 1990) |   drums, jazz drummer |
  Lewis, Nolan |   vocals |
  Liszt, Franz (b. 1811) |   composer, compositore |
  Little Richard (b. 1935) |   composer, lyricist |
  Lovett, Winfred "Blue" (b. 1943) |   bass, recitations |
  Luke, Jimmy |   guitar |
  Manilow, Barry (b. 1946) |   arranger, cast |
  Manuel, Richard (b. 1943 d. 1986) |   rock pianist |
  Massey, Robert (a. 1965) |   |
  Mayes, Lenny (b. 1950) |   tenor |
  McCartney, Paul [James Paul] (b. 1942) |   author, composer |
  McCoy, Van (b. 1944 d. 1979) |   arranger, singer |
  McGill, Lucius (b. 1935 a. 1950s) |   tenor, vocals |
  McGill, Mike (b. 1937 a. 1950s) |   baritone |
  McKay, Al [Allan] (b. 1948) |   guitar |
  McPhatter, Clyde (Lensey) (b. 1933 d. 1972) |   rhythm & blues singer, vocals |
  Melvin, Harold (b. 1939) |   soul singer, songwriter |
  Moore, Melanie |   soprano |
  Moore, Sam (b. 1935) |   singer |
  Moore, Warren "Pete" (b. 1939) |   bass |
  Nazarian, Bruce |   guitar, organ |
  Newton, Tony |   bass guitar |
  Palmer, Reese |   vocals |
  Parks, Lloyd |   tenor |
  Patterson, Bobby (b. 1944) |   |
  Paul, Jerry |   conga, percussion |
  Peaker, Franklin |   bass |
  Pendergrass, Teddy [Theodore] (b. 1950) |   soul singer, songwriter |
  Penfound, Jerry |   saxophone |
  Peterson, Bruce |   |
  Pompelli, Rudy (b. 1928 d. 1976) |   saxophone |
  Powell, William (b. 1941 d. 1977) |   singer, vocals |
  Prater, Dave (b. 1937) |   singer |
  Presley, Elvis (Aaron) (b. 1935 d. 1977) |   singer, songwriter |
  Price, Lloyd (b. 1933 d. 1988) |   rhythm & blues singer |
  Price, Louis |   |
  Raymond, Don |   drummer |
  Redding, Otis (b. 1941 d. 1967) |   composer, lyricist |
  Reed, Larry |   singer |
  Rex, Alex |   bass |
  Reynolds, Larry "L.J." (b. 1950) |   tenor |
  Robertson, Robbie [Jaime] (b. 1944) |   guitar, vocals |
  Robinson, Smokey (b. 1940) |   composer, lyricist |
  Rogers, Bobby (b. 1940) |   tenor |
  Rogers, Claudette (b. 1942) |   tenor |
  Rogers, Emerson |   |
  Ruffin, David (b. 1941 d. 1991) |   soul singer, rock & roll singer |
  Sedaka, Neil (b. 1939) |   composer, lyricist |
  Sherman, Anita |   vibes, trombone |
  Sigler, Bunny [Walter] (b. 1941) |   musician, entertainer |
  Simmonds, Chester |   |
  Simon, Paul (b. 1942) |   composer, lyricist |
  Smith, George "Smitty" (d. 1970) |   singer |
  Spratley, Bill |   tenor |
  Stallings, Carole |   electric violin, singer |
  Starr, Bobby (b. 1937) |   singer |
  Strain, Sammy (b. 1941 a. 1965) |   tenor |
  Sutcliffe, Stuart (b. 1940 d. 1962) |   bass |
  Tapplin, Marvin |   guitar |
  Taylor, Johnnie (Harrison) (b. 1938) |   soul singer |
  Taylor, Richard |   baritone, flute |
  Taylor, Ted [Austin] (b. 1934 d. 1987) |   piano, singer |
  Terry, Phil (b. 1943) |   |
  Thomas, Alex |   trombone |
  Thorpe, George |   |
  Till, John |   guitar |
  Troiano, Tricky [Domenic Michaele Antonio] (b. 1946) |   guitar, singer |
  Washington, Clint |   |
  Watson, Johnny "Guitar" (b. 1935) |   arranger, guitar |
  White, Barry (b. 1944) |   soul singer, songwriter |
  White, Freddie (b. 1955) |   drummer |
  White, Maurice (b. 1941) |   singer, drummer |
  White, Ronnie (b. 1939) |   baritone |
  White, Verdine Adams (b. 1951) |   composer, singer |
  Whitehead, Don |   keyboard |
  Wilkins, Elbert |   |
  Williams, George |   singer, vocals |
  Williams, George (a. 1963) |   trumpeter, singer |
  Williams, Otis (b. 1941) |   |
  Williams, Paul (b. 1939 d. 1973) |   baritone, guitar |
  Williams, Walter (b. 1942) |   bass (instrument), cast |
  Williamson, Billy |   steel guitar |
  Wilson, Bernard |   baritone |
  Wilson, Bernard |   choreographer, arranger |
  Wilson, Jackie (b. 1934 d. 1984 a. 1962-1967) |   singer |
  Womack, Bobby [Robert Dwayne] (b. 1943) |   soul singer, vocals |
  Wonder, Stevie (b. 1950) |   composer, harmonica |
  Woodson, Ollie |   tenor |
  Woolfolk, Andre (b. 1950) |   reeds |
  Yarbrough, Hubert |   tenor |