Etta James

Etta James

female, 71 years old
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938) is an American blues, soul, R&B, and jazz singer and songwriter. In the 1950s and 60s, she...
Richard Berry

Richard Berry

male, deceased (1997)
Richard Berry was an American singer and songwriter, best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard "Louie Louie". He was...
Maxwell Davis

Maxwell Davis

male, deceased (1970)
Maxwell Davis was an American R&B saxophonist, arranger and record producer. He was born in Independence, Kansas. In 1937 he moved to Los Angeles,...
Bobby Bland

Bobby Bland

male, 79 years old
Bobby "Blue" Bland was born Robert Calvin Bland, January 27 1930, in Rosemark, Tennessee) and is an influencial African-American singer, and an...
Junior Parker

Junior Parker

male, deceased (1971)
Junior Parker (May 27, 1932-November 18, 1971) was a Memphis blues singer and musician. Junior Parker was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi as Herman...
Floyd Dixon

Floyd Dixon

male, deceased (2006)
Floyd Dixon (8 February 1929 - July 26 2006) was an American rhythm and blues pianist. Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, Texas. He was...
Little Willie Littlefield

Little Willie Littlefield

male, 78 years old
“Little” Willie Littlefield is an American R&B pianist and singer. Influenced by Albert Ammons, Charles Brown, and Amos Milburn, his first reco...
Esther Phillips

Esther Phillips

female, deceased (1984)
Esther Mae Jones who performed as Little Esther and as Esther Phillips, was an American singer; she performed in the pop, country, jazz, and rhythm...
Pee Wee Crayton

Pee Wee Crayton

male, deceased (1985)
Connie Curtis Crayton, known as Pee Wee Crayton, was an American R&B guitarist and singer. Crayton began playing guitar seriously after moving to...
Smokey Hogg

Smokey Hogg

male, deceased (1960)
Andrew 'Smokey' Hogg (b Jan 27, 1914, near Westconnie, Texas - d May 1, 1960, McKinney, Texas) was one of the most popular of the post war Texas...