| |  | Louis Jordan was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late... |  | Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 - December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist best known for his anthemic... |  | Fred Wesley (born 1943) is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s. Wesley was born... |  | Rockwell (born Kennedy William Gordy on March 15, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) was an African-American R&B performer for the Motown label. |  | Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his... |  | Sabrina "Puma" Washington (born Sabrina Fredrica Washington on 27 October, 1978 in Harlesden, London) is an English singer and dancer who rose to... |  | Ike Turner
male, deceased
(San Marcos, CA, United States)
Izear Luster Turner (born November 5, 1931) is an African American musician (piano, guitar), bandleader, talent scout and record producer, best... |  | Lynden David Hall (May 7, 1974 - February 14, 2006) was a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Born in Wandsworth, South London, he won the... |  | Jermaine LaJaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954), is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, bass guitarist, former member of The Jackson 5 and... |  | Rahsaan Patterson is an African-American singer and actor, best known for portraying "The Kid" on the popular 1980s television show "Kids... | |
