- Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris), is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Wonder has recorded more than thirty Top 10 hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards (a record for a solo artist), plus one for lifetime achievement, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. - Jack White
Jack White (occasionally Jack III White or Jack White III), born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975 in Detroit, Michigan is an American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He started as a part-time musician working with various underground bands in Detroit, while working by day as an upholsterer. He is best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo The White Stripes. - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American R&B, Pop and Gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has been called for many years "The Queen Of Soul", but many also call her "Lady Soul," as well as the more affectionate "Sister Ree." She is renowned for her soul recordings but is also adept at jazz, rock, blues, pop, gospel, and even opera. She is generally regarded as one of the greatest vocalists ever, … - Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross on March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, disco, jazz, and pop. Ross first gained prominence as lead of the successful girl group The Supremes, before establishing a successful solo career in 1970. During the 1970s and 1980s, Ross became one of the most successful female artists of the rock era, also crossing over into film, television and Broadway. - Derrick May
Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Detroit, Michigan U.S.. He was born in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. Along with his Belleville, Michigan high school friends Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as the Belleville Three, May is credited with developing the futuristic variation on house music that would be dubbed "techno" by Atkins. - Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. With a stage show that featured guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors, Cooper drew equally from heavy metal, horror movies and vaudeville to create a theatrical brand of rock music that would come to be known as Shock rock. - J Dilla
James Dewitt Yancey (February 7 1974-February 10 2006), better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, was an American hip hop producer and MC, who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip-hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. He began his career as "Jay Dee" but used the name "J Dilla" from 2001 on. Many critics believe J Dilla's work to have had a major influence on his peers, and that he embodied the neo soul sound, … - Bob Seger
Robert Clark Seger (born May 6, 1945) is a rock and roll musician from Michigan. After years of local Detroit-area success starting in the mid-1960s, Seger achieved his greatest national success starting in the mid-1970s and continuing through the 1980s with the Silver Bullet Band. A roots rocker whose songs deal with blue-collar themes, Seger has recorded many rock and roll hits, including "Night Moves", "We've Got Tonight", "Like a Rock", … - Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the Motown record label, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987, and also served as the company's Vice President from 1961 to 1988. - Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy, Jr. (b. November 28 1929, Detroit, Michigan) is an American record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label and its many subsidiaries. - Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens (born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Petoskey, Michigan. He is known for his lyrically focused and instrumentally rich songs that often relate to faith and family. Stevens has enjoyed wide critical success in the United States. He is considered part of the folk revival in indie pop, but his influences are very broad. His music has been likened to electronica and the minimalism of Steve Reich. - Ted Nugent
Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13 1948, Detroit, Michigan) (aka The Nuge, Uncle Ted, Terrible Ted, Sweaty Teddy, Deadly Tedly, Great Gonzos, Theodocious Atrocious,Tedinator and The Motor City Madman) is a hard rock guitarist from Detroit, Michigan, originally gaining fame as a member of the Amboy Dukes, … - Suzi Quatro
Suzi Quatro (born Susan Kay Quatro on June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, bassist, radio personality and actress. - Anita Baker
Anita Baker (born January 26, 1958) is a eight-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-Platinum rhythm and blues and soul singer and songwriter, renowned for her soaring alto vocal range. - Dj Assault
Craig De Shan Adams, also known as DJ Assault and Craig Diamonds, was born in Detroit on August 28th, 1973 to Alain and Patricia De Shan Adams. After discovering electro at the age of 15, he would go on to be one of the most recognized DJs and producers of ghettotech music. Together with producer Mr. - Martha Reeves
Martha Rose Reeves (born July 18, 1941 in Eufaula, Alabama) is an American R&B and soul singer and was the lead singer of the legendary Motown girl group Martha & the Vandellas. During her tenure as Motown's reigning female chart-topper, second only to Diana Ross in the 1960s, Reeves and the Vandellas scored over a dozen hit singles including "Dancing in the Street", "Nowhere to Run" and "Jimmy Mack". - Amp Fiddler
Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is a keyboard player, singer, songwriter and producer from Detroit, Michigan in the USA. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic groups during the 1970s and 80s. His first solo album "Waltz of a Ghetto Fly" was released in March 2004. - Felix da Housecat
Felix da Housecat (born Felix Stallings in Detroit, Michigan) is a House music DJ and record producer. Felix is regarded as a member of the second wave of Chicago house. He entered the dance music elite not only via his recordings (under a number of aliases, including Thee Maddkatt Courtship, Aphrohead and Sharkimaxx), but also for his ownership of Radikal Fear Records, … - Jackie Wilson
Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson (June 9, 1934 - January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, born in Detroit, Michigan. - Keith Tucker
Keith Tucker is an American electronic musician and DJ from Detroit, Michigan. - Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972), commonly known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. Having sold seventy million albums worldwide, Eminem is one of the best-selling musicians of the early 2000s, and one of the best-selling rappers of all time. Eminem was discovered by pioneer gangsta rapper and producer Dr. Dre, … - David Ruffin
David Ruffin (Davis Eli Ruffin) (January 18, 1941 - June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 to 1968 - Yusef Lateef
Dr. Yusef Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston, October 9, 1920) is an American jazz musician. He plays principally on tenor saxophone and flute. He is known for his innovative blending of "Eastern" music with American jazz. He also plays the oboe, bamboo flute, shanai, shofar, arghul, sarewa, and koto. - Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is an American singer best known for her work as a member of the Motown soul and pop group The Supremes. Wilson was the only Supreme who remained in the group from the very beginning in 1959, when the group was known as The Primettes, until the very end, when the group was dissolved in 1977. As a member of the Supremes, Wilson (along with Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, and later, … - Milt Jackson
Milton (Milt) Jackson (January 1, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan - October 9, 1999) was an American jazz vibraphonist and one of the most important figures in the hard bop style. A very expressive player, Jackson differentiated himself from other vibraphonists in his attention to variations on harmonics and rhythm. He was particularly fond of the 12-bar blues at slow tempos. - Kuniva
Kuniva (born Von Carlisle, December 10th, 1976), also known as Hanz G and Rondell Beene, is one of the members of the Detroit hip hop group D12. He has appeared on both "Devil's Night" and "D12 World". He also appeared on Eminem's original underground EP "Infinite", but didn't rap on it. Along with fellow D12 member and friend Kon Artis, … - Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane, born Alice McLeod (August 27 1937 - January 12 2007) was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, and composer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Coltrane studied classical music, and was given piano lessons by Bud Powell. She began playing jazz as a professional in Detroit, with her own trio and as a duo with vibist Terry Pollard. From 1962 to 1963 she played with Terry Gibbs's quartet, during which time she met John Coltrane. - Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves (born 23 October 1956) is an American jazz singer, known more for her live performances than her albums. Alongside her peers Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diana Krall and Cassandra Wilson she is considered one of the most important female jazz singers of our time. She lives in Denver, Colorado. - Mick Collins
Mick Collins (b. December 18, 1965) is a Detroit, Michigan musician with a long and continuing musical history. Collins first played in a band called the U-Boats in 1981 and then in the Floor Tasters in 1984 and '85. In 1986, the 20-year old Collins helped form the seminal garage rock and blues band, The Gories. The band featured Collins on guitar, Dan Kroha (later of the Demolition Doll Rods) on guitar, and Peg O'Neil on the drums. - Regina Carter
Regina Carter (b. 1966) is an American jazz violinist. Carter was born in Detroit, Michigan, and began as a classical violinist but became increasingly interested in jazz, and is considered one of the finest violinists in the genre. Carter attended Cass Technical High School with close friend, Carla Cook, who was enthusiastic about jazz, and introduced her to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald. Cook went on to become a successful jazz singer. - Glenn Frey
Glenn Lewis Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as one of the founding members of rock band Eagles. - Mary Wells
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 - July 26, 1992) was an American soul, R&B, and pop singer. Most famous for her 1964 hit "My Guy", she was one of the signature voices of Motown and their first big star. - Kon Artis
Denaun Porter (born December 7, 1979 in Detroit, Michigan), known by his stage name Kon Artis, or production title Mr. Porter, is a rapper and producer, who rose to fame as an original member of Detroit rap collective D12. - Geri Allen
Geri Allen (born June 12 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan) is a post bop jazz pianist and music educator from Detroit, Michigan, who has worked with many of the greats of modern jazz, including Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Jack DeJohnette, Ornette Coleman, Betty Carter and Charles Lloyd. She cites her primary influences to be Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans. She is married to trumpeter Wallace Roney. - Della Reese
Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6, 1931), is a famous American Emmy nominated actor and Grammy nominated singer. She started her career in the late 1950s as a successful Jazz singer, best known for her 1959 hit single "Don't You Know". Later in her career, she became a successful actress, best known as playing Tess on the television show "Touched by an Angel". - Kim Weston
Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 20 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, and Motown Records alumna. She was signed to the record label in 1963, scoring a minor hit with "Love Me All the Way (R&B #24, Pop #88). Her largest solo hits with Motown were "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)" (R&B #4, Pop #50, 1965; later covered by The Isley Brothers and The Doobie Brothers) and "Helpless" (R&B #13, Pop #56, … - Jason Stollsteimer
Jason Stollsteimer, is lead vocalist and guitarist of the Indie rock band The Von Bondies, of Michigan. Stollsteimer also is the main songwriter and producer of the Von bondies. He is also in the Ann Arbor-based band "The Done Wrongs" with Mariah Cherem and The Von Bondies' drummer Don Blum. - Louis Hayes
Louis Hayes (born May 31, 1937, in Detroit, MI) was a jazz drummer. Hayes was a superior hard bop drummer who led many of his own groups. Hayes led a band in Detroit as a teenager and worked with Yusef Lateef from 1955-1956. His three most notable associations are Horace Silver's Quintet (1956-1959), The Cannonball Adderley Quintet (1959-1965), and The Oscar Peterson Trio (1965-1967). Hayes often teamed up with Sam Jones, both with Adderley and Peterson, … - Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico by his father and stepmother. He is also known for hosting MTV's "Pimp My Ride". He has released a new album once every two years since his 1996 debut "At the Speed of Life"; his most recent "Full Circle", … - Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond is a gospel music singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. The Dove and Stellar award winner has been active both as a member of the gospel performing group Commissioned, and as a solo artist (currently for Verity Records). He is a multiple time Grammy, Dove, and Stellar award winner and nominee as a performer and a producer.
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