- male, deceased (2008)
- Isaac Lee Hayes (born August 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee) is an American soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer,...
- male, 77 years old
- Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who...
- male, 66 years old
- Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart, 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most famous for his...
- male, 48 years old
- Bill Evans (born 1961 in Los Angeles, California) (AKA, "Bass Man Bill Evans") is a bass guitarist from the Nevada area, he mainly focuses on funk...
- female
- Miss Kittin is an electronica vocalist and DJ. At age 22 she began DJing, spinning records in France, Moscow and Chicago with Mike Dearborn. Soon...
- female, 54 years old
- Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi.
- male, 43 years old
- Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is an American poet, musician, and composer of African, American Indian, Italian, and...
- male
- DJ Spinna (born Vincent Williams) is an American hip hop music artist and producer.
- male, deceased (2006)
- Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer. Known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery, he recorded some of the most...
- male, 66 years old
- 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...
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