Tina Turner (born Nov. 26, 1939) is an American soul-pop singer who first rose to prominence through her musical partnership with husband/bandleader Ike Turner, joining his Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Between 1959 and 1975, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue toured non-stop and made numerous recordings and TV appearances, scoring R&B hits with “A […]
Thelma Houston is an American soul singer who debuted with a pair of Capitol singles circa 1966/67 and went longform with the 1969 album Sunshower, produced by Jim Webb for ABC Records. In 1972, she reemerged with a self-titled album on MoWest. A series of stop-gap singles preceded 1975’s I’ve Got the Music in Me, […]
The Whispers were an American soul group from Watts, Calif., formed in 1964. A four-year run of singles on Dore preceded the group’s self-titled album on Soul Clock in 1969. The group released three albums on Janus between 1972 and 1974, followed by a pair of albums on Soul Train in 1976 and 1977. The […]
The Waters were an American soul group comprised of the surnamesake brother/sister singing clan. The group released a self-titled album on Blue Note in 1975, followed by a second eponymous album on Warner Bros. in 1977. A third album appeared on Arista in 1980. Members: Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Waters Discography: Waters […]
The Undisputed Truth were an American soul-psych group from Detroit, formed in 1970. The group released six albums on Motown’s Gordy imprint between 1971 and 1975, followed by two further albums on producer Norman Whitfield’s surnamesake label during the second half of the decade. Members: Joe Harris (lead vocals), Billie Rae Calvin (lead vocals, 1970-74), […]
The Trammps were an American soul group from Philadelphia, formed in 1972. Early on, the group released a string of singles later compiled on the 1975 Buddah release The Legendary Zing Album. In 1975, the group released a self-titled album on Golden Fleece, followed by six albums on Atlantic between 1976 and 1980. The members […]
The Three Degrees were an American soul group from Philadelphia, formed in 1963. After a string of ’60s-era singles for SWAN and Metromedia, the band released four studio albums on Roulette and PIR between 1970 and 1975. Another round of albums appeared on CBS, Epic, and Ariola during the second half of the ’70s. Members: […]
The Sylvers were American soul-funk family act from Memphis, formed in 1971. The group released two albums on Pride in 1972/73, followed by a third release on MGM, a trio of titles on Capitol, and a further pair of longplayers on Casablanca between 1974 and 1979. Two subsequent titles appeared on Solar and Geffen during […]
The Supremes were an American soul-pop trio from Detroit, formed in 1961. Their classic lineup featured singers Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, and frontwoman Diana Ross, who all grew up on the city’s east side. Signed to Motown, The Supremes were part of that label’s classic roster of chart-topping sixties artists, along with the Four Tops, […]
The Stylistics were an American soul group from Philadelphia, formed in 1966. The group released seven albums on Avco between 1971 and 1975, followed by five albums on H&L during the second half of the decade. Members: Airrion Love (tenor vocals, lead vocals), Herbert “Herbie” Murrell (baritone vocals, lead vocals), Russell Thompkins Jr. (lead vocals, […]
The Staple Singers were an American soul group from Chicago, formed in 1948 and active for the entire second half of the 20th century. The group released a series of gospel recordings on Riverside and Epic during the 1960s. In 1968, the group signed to Stax and issued a string of soul-funk recordings on the […]
The Spinners were an American soul group from Ferndale, Mich., formed in 1954. The group released a string of singles on Tri-Phi during the early 1960s, followed by another run of singles on Motown, which issued the Spinners’ debut album in 1967. After a second album on V.I.P. at the turn of the 1970s, the […]
The Softones were an American soul group from Baltimore that released a self-titled album on Avco in 1973, followed by two studio albums and a live disc on H&L in 1977/78. The group’s name was shortened to The Tones for a further album on self-press Criminal in 1983. Members: Marvin Brown, Steven Jackson, Elton Lynch, […]
The Pointer Sisters were an American soul-pop group from Oakland, formed in 1969 by sisters Anita, June, and Bonnie Pointer. Starting life as a retro-1940s cabaret act, the sisters released four albums and a live disc on Blue Thumb/ABC between 1973 and 1977. Switching to contemporary soul-pop, the Pointer Sisters released six albums on Richard […]
The O’Jays were an American soul group formed in 1958 in Canton, Ohio. The group released a string of singles and one album on Imperial between 1963 and 1966, followed by longplayers on Minit, Bell, Neptune, and Little Star between 1967 and 1971. Signed to Philadelphia International Records in 1972, the group released 14 albums […]
The Montclairs were an American soul group from East St. Louis, Ill., that released the album Dreaming Out of Season on Paula Records in 1972, followed by a sting of singles on the label over the subsequent two years. Members: Phil Perry, David Frye, George McLellan, Kevin Sanlin, Clifford Williams Discography: Dreaming Out of Season […]
The Moments were an American soul trio from Washington, D.C., formed in 1965. Signed to Sylvia Robinson‘s All Platinum-subsidiary Stang Records, the group released 10 albums on the label between 1969 and 1978. In 1979, they dropped the Moments moniker and issued subsequent albums under their collective surnames: Ray, Goodman & Brown. Members: John Morgan […]
The Miracles were an American soul group from Detroit, formed in 1955. The band released a round of singles on End and Chess during the late 1950s, followed by a high-volume run of albums on Tamla between 1961 and 1976. Between 1965 and 1972, the nameplate was affixed with that of featured vocalist/songwriter Smokey Robinson. […]
The Main Ingredient was an American soul-funk/psych group from Manhattan that first recorded as The Poets in the mid-1960s and as the The Insiders during that latter part of the decade. As the Main Ingredient, the band released 11 albums on RCA Victor between 1970 and 1981. Members: Luther Simmons, Jr. (vocals, 1968-77, 1979-81, 1986), […]
The Jones Girls were an American soul group from Detroit, formed in 1965 as a gospel trio by sisters Brenda, Shirley, and Valorie Jones, who were aged 9–12 at the group’s inception. Between 1979 and 1981, the group released three albums on Philadelphia International Records, followed by a fourth on RCA and a fifth on […]
The Impressions were an American soul group from Chicago, formed in 1958 and initially a singles act for Abner. Between 1963 and 1968, the band released a string of albums on ABC-Paramount, followed by a run of titles on Curtom over the subsequent eight-year period. Members: Sam Gooden (vocals), Jerry Butler (vocals, 1958-60), Curtis Mayfield […]
The Emotions were an American soul group from Chicago, formed in 1965 and initially a singles act on Brainstorm and Twin Stacks Records. The group released a pair of albums on Volt between 1970 and 1972, followed by five albums on Columbia between 1976 and 1981. Two further albums appeared on Red Label and Motown […]
The Dynamic Superiors were an American soul group from Washington, D.C., that released four albums on Tamla/Motown between 1975 and 1977. Members: George Spann (first tenor vocals), Tony Washington (lead vocals, 1963-80), Maurice Washington (bass vocals, 1963-80), George Wesley Peterback, Jr. (second tenor vocals, 1963-80), Michael McCalpin (baritone vocals, 1963-80) Discography: The Dynamic Superiors (1975) […]
The Delfonics were an American soul group from Philadelphia, formed in 1965 and initially a singles act on Moon Shot and Cameo. Between 1968 and 1974, the group released five albums on Philly Groove Records. Members: William Hart (lead vocals, guitar), Wilbert Hart (vocals, 1965-75, 1980-85), Randy Cain (vocals, 1965-71, 1980-95), Ritchie Daniels (vocals, 1965-68), […]
The Chi-Lites were an American soul group from Chicago, formed in 1959. After a string of 1965–68 singles on Blue Rock and Revue, the group released eight albums on Brunswick between 1969 and 1975. Members: Marshall Thompson (baritone vocals, lead vocals), Robert Lester (tenor vocals, 1959-2010), Eugene Record (lead vocals, 1959-76, 1980-88), Clarence Johnson (vocals, […]
Terry Callier (May 24, 1945 — Oct. 27, 2012) was an American singer/songwriter from Chicago whose songs appear on 1970s albums by Jerry Butler, Dee Dee Sharp, and The Dells. Singed to Cadet as a solo artist, he released three well-regarded albums: Occasional Rain and What Color Is Love (both 1972) and I Just Can’t […]
Teddy Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 — Jan. 13, 2010) was an American soul singer from Philadelphia who rose to fame during the first half of the 1970s as the lead singer of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Between 1977 and 1983, he released seven albums and a live disc on PIR, followed by a […]
Táta Vega (born Oct. 7, 1951) is an American soul singer from N.Y.C. who sang in the bands Pollution, Earthquire, and the Andrae Crouch Singers during the early 1970s. She released four albums on Tamla between 1976 and 1980. Discography: Full Speed Ahead (1976) Totally Táta (1977) Try My Love (1978) Givin’ All My Love […]
Syreeta Wright (Aug. 3, 1946 — July 6, 2004) was an American soul singer and songwriter who debuted with a self-titled album produced and arranged by then-husband Stevie Wonder, released in 1972 on MoWest. Despite divorcing, their partnership yielded a second album on Motown in 1974, after which she released four more solo albums on […]
Sylvia Robinson (March 6, 1936 — Sept. 29, 2011) was an American singer, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur from N.Y.C. who first emerged in the R&B duo Mickey and Sylvia during the mid-1950s. In 1973, she reemerged as a solo artist with the album Pillow Talk, followed by a self-titled album in 1976 and two further […]
Stevie Wonder is an American R&B musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer who began recording for Tamla/Motown in 1962 at age 12. During the mid-to-late 1960s, he scored a string of pop hits for the label, culminating with the decade-ending ballad “My Cherie Amour” and 1970’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” Upon turning 21, he gained […]
Stephanie Mills (born March 22, 1957) is an American R&B singer and actress who released her first album on ABC records at age 17 in 1974, followed by the Burt Bacharach-produced For the First Time on Motown in 1975. She reemerged in 1979 with her first of three albums on 20th Century Fox, a period […]
Smoke was an American soul group from Kansas City, Mo., that released the album Risin’ on local-press J.Bridge Records in 1976. Members: Ernest Malone, Arthur Malone, Melvin Manning, Larry Brown Smoke coalesced when Kansas City brothers Ernest and Arthur Malone teamed with singers Larry Brown and Melvin Manning. Brown sang backing vocals on the 1975 […]
Sister Sledge were an American soul group from Philadelphia comprised of sisters Debbie, Kim, Joni, and Kathy Sledge, who began performing as a vocal quartet in 1971. After a string of singles for Atlantic-subsidiary ATCO during the early 1970s, the group released an album on the label in 1975. The group was shifted to the […]
Side Effect were an American soul group from Los Angeles, formed in 1972. The group debuted with an album on Canada’s G.A.S. Records in 1973, followed by four albums on Fantasy between 1975 and 1978. A further trio of titles appeared on Elektra during the early 1980s. Members: Augie Johnson (1972-2014), Louis Patton, Gregory Matta, […]
Sharon Redd (Oct. 19, 1945 — May 1, 1992) was an American soul-funk singer from Norfolk, Va., who sang in Bette Midler’s backing trio The Harlettes during the 1970s and released three albums on Prelude between 1980 and 1983. Discography: Formerly of The Harlettes (1978 • Sharon Redd, Ula Hedwig & Charlotte Crossley) Sharon Redd […]
Shalamar was an American soul-funk vocal trio from N.Y.C. that debuted with an album on Don Cornelius’ Soul Train imprint in 1977, followed by 10 further albums on parent-label Solar between 1978 and 1990. Co-founder Jody Watley left the group in 1983 and scored several solo hits in the late 1980s. Members: Gary Mumford (lead […]
Rosetta Hightower (June 23, 1944 — Aug. 2, 2014) was an American soul singer from Philadelphia who sang in The Orlons and Zip and The Zippers during the early 1960s. In 1968, she reemerged as a solo artist with two singles on Toast, followed by a surnamesake album on CBS and a second longplayer on […]
Rose Banks — aka Rosemary Stewart (born March 21, 1945) — is an American soul singer from Dallas, Tex., that sang alongside her brother Sly Stone as a member of his band, Sly & The Family Stone, which she joined in 1968. After departing the band in the mid-1970s, she released the album Rose on […]
Roberta Flack (born Feb. 10, 1937) is an American soul singer and pianist from Black Mountain, N.C., that released seven studio albums and two collaborative efforts with vocalist Donny Hathaway on Atlantic between 1969 and 1979. Another five albums appeared on the label over the subsequent 15-year period, including one of two collaborative efforts with […]
René & Angela were an American soul-funk duo from Los Angeles, formed in 1977 by René Moore and Angela Winbush, who both sang and played keyboards. The band released three albums on Capitol between 1980 and 1983, followed by a fourth on Mercury in 1985. Members: René Moore, Angela Winbush Discography: René & Angela (1980) […]
Ren Woods (born Jan. 1, 1958) is an American soul singer from Portland, Ore., who sang with the trio Sunday’s Child during the early 1970s. She debuted as a solo artist with the album Out of the Woods on ARC/Columbia in 1979, followed by Azz Izz on Elektra in 1982. Discography: Out of the Woods […]
Randy Crawford (born Feb. 18, 1952) is an American soul and jazz singer from Macon, Ga., who sung on albums by Harvey Mason, Steve Hackett, and The Crusaders. As a solo artist, she released 11 albums on Warner Bros. between 1976 and 1993, followed by three further titles in advance of the 21st century. She […]
Phyllis Hyman (July 6, 1949 — June 30, 1995) was an American soul singer who released two albums on Buddah in 1977 and 1978, four albums on Arista between 1979 and 1983, and a trio of titles on Philadelphia International Records between 1986 and 1995. She was born Phyllis Linda Hyman on July 6, 1949, […]
Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American soul singer from Denver who is best known as the tenor voice in Earth, Wind & Fire. Since 1983, he has maintained a solo career in the pop and gospel realms, releasing three secular albums on Columbia between 1983 and 1986, as well as three titles […]
Patti LaBelle (born May 24, 1944) is an American soul singer who fronted The Blue Belles during the 1960s. In 1970, they morphed into the soul-funk trio Labelle, which released seven albums between 1971 and 1976, scoring a hit with “Lady Marmalade.” After going solo, she released four albums on Epic, starting with her 1977 […]
New Birth was an American soul-psych ensemble that released seven albums on RCA Victor between 1970 and 1976, plus two albums on Warner Bros. and a title apiece on Buddah and Ariola during the second half of the decade. They formed through a merger of three entities: male vocal quartet The Now Sound, female vocal […]
Narada Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952) is an American jazz-funk/soul musician and producer who drummed in the second lineup of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, playing on the 1974/75 albums Apocalypse and Visions of the Emerald Beyond. In 1976, he played on jazz-rock albums by Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, and Nova. As […]
Nancy Wilson (Feb. 20, 1937 — Dec. 13, 2018) was an American soul and jazz singer from Chillicothe, Ohio., who released numerous albums on Capitol Records between 1960 and 1980, followed by titles on Columbia and other labels in the decades that followed. She was born Nancy Sue Wilson on February 20, 1937, in Chillicothe, […]
Minnie Riperton (Nov. 8, 1947 — July 12, 1979) was an American soul singer from Chicago who first recorded with Chess singles act The Gems during the mid-1960s. In 1967, she joined the soul-psych band Rotary Connection, which released six albums over a four-year period on Cadet Concept. She debuted as a solo singer with […]
Millie Jackson — aka Milred Jackson (born July 15, 1944) — is an American soul singer from Thomson, Ga., who released 19 live and studio albums on Spring/Polydor between 1972 and 1983, followed by seven further titles on Jive and Ichiban during the subsequent 12-year period. She was born Mildred Virginia Jackson on July 15, […]
Michael Jackson (Aug. 29, 1958 — June 25, 2009) was an American soul-pop singer and songwriter from Gary, Ind., who rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the Jackson 5. As a solo artist, he released four albums on Motown between 1971 and 1975, followed by a mega-selling run of albums on Epic between […]
Michael Henderson (born July 7, 1951) is an American R&B bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Yazoo City, Miss., who served as a backing player for Miles Davis during the early 1970s. As a solo artist, he released seven albums on Buddah between 1976 and 1983, followed by an eighth on EMI in 1986. At […]
Melba Moore (born Oct. 29, 1945) is an American R&B singer and actress who got her start in showbiz as part of the off-Broadway cast in the musical Hair in 1967. She released two albums and a live disc on Mercury between 1970 and 1972, followed by four albums on Buddah and three on Epic […]
Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 — April 1, 1984) was an American R&B vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Washington, D.C., who was musically active for a quarter-century, achieving worldwide renown as one of Tamla/Motown’s leading performers. He first rose to fame with a string of duets, first with Kim Weston and then with Tammi Terrell, […]
Marlena Shaw (born Sept. 22, 1942) is an American soul singer who recorded two albums and assorted singles for Cadet during the late 1960s, culminating with the popular 1969 release The Spice of Life. Between 1972 and 1976, she released five albums on Blue Note, followed by a trio of titles on Columbia during the […]
Margie Joseph (born 1950) is an American soul singer from Pascagoula, Miss., who released two albums on Volt in 1970/71, followed by six albums on Atlantic and Cotillion between 1973 and 1984. Discography: Margie Joseph Makes a New Impression (1970) Phase II (1971) Margie Joseph (1973) Sweet Surrender (1974) Margie (1975) Hear the Words, Feel […]
Luther Vandross (April 20, 1951 — July 1, 2005) was an American soul singer, songwriter, and producer from N.Y.C. who emerged from the session scene fronting the namesake five-piece Luther for two albums on Cotillion in 1976 and 1977. In 1981, he released his first of 11 albums for Epic over the ensuing 15-year period. […]
Love Unlimited was an American soul trio from Los Angeles comprised of sisters Glodean and Linda James along with their cousin Diane Taylor. They released a self-titled album on Uni Records in 1972, followed by two albums on 20th Century in 1973/74 and a second pair of titles on Unlimited Gold between 1977 and 1979. […]
Lou Rawls (Dec. 1, 1933 — Jan. 6, 2006) was an American soul singer from Chicago who began in gospel groups in the early 1950s. He released numerous albums on Capitol during the 1960s, scoring hits with “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing,” “Dead End Street,” “Show Business,” and “Your Good Thing (Is About to End).” […]
Lou Bond — aka Ronald Edward Lewis (1945 — Feb. 1, 2013) — was an American soul singer/songwriter from Chicago who released a self-titled album on Stax-subsidiary We Produce Records in 1974. Discography: “Ooh, You Cheater” / “What Have I Done” (1966) “You Shake Me Up” / “Don’t Start Me Crying” (1967) Lou Bond (1974)
Loleatta Holloway (Nov. 5, 1946 — March 21, 2011) was an American soul singer from Chicago who released two albums on GRC-division Aware between 1973 and 1975, followed by four albums on Salsoul-subsidiary Gold Mine Records between 1976 and 1980. Loleatta Holloway was born on November 5, 1946, in Chicago, where she started singing with […]
Linda Clifford (born 1944) is an American soul singer from Brooklyn who released five albums on Curtom and RSO between 1977 and 1980, as well as a collaborative LP with Curtom-founder Curtis Mayfield. Three further albums appeared on Capitol/Red Label between 1982 and 1985. Discography: “Turn the Key Softly” (Stereo) / “Turn the Key Softly” […]
Leroy Hutson (born June 4, 1945) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer from Newark, N.J., who emerged as the third frontman of Chicago soulsters The Impressions, which he joined in 1971 as Curtis Mayfield‘s replacement. As a solo artist, Hutson released seven albums on Mayfield’s Curtom label between 1973 and 1979, followed by […]
Leon Ware (Feb. 16, 1940 — Feb. 23, 2017) was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer who released a self-titled album on United Artists in 1972, followed by the popular Musical Massage on Gordy in 1976. Between 1979 and 1982, Ware released three LPs on Fabulous and Elektra, including a second eponymous album. Though […]
Leon Haywood (Feb. 11, 1942 — April 5, 2016) was an American soul singer from Houston who initially emerged as a singles artist for Fantasy, Imperial, and Fat Fish during the mid-1960s. Early in the following decade, he re-emerged as a soul-funk album artist with four longplayers on 20th Century between 1973 and 1977, followed […]
Lenny Williams (born Feb. 6, 1945) is an American soul singer from Little Rock, Ark., who sang with Tower of Power on three albums during the early 1970s, appearing on the band’s 1973 self-titled release and staying for the following year’s Back to Oakland and Urban Renewal. After leaving the band, he released Pray for […]
Labelle were an American soul-funk trio from Philadelphia that emerged from the 1960s vocal act Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, retaining the namesake frontwoman along with fellow ‘belles Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx. The group collaborated with Laura Nyro on the Columbia release Gonna Take a Miracle and issued two albums on Warner Bros. in […]
Kellee Patterson is an American soul and jazz singer from Gary, Ind., who released the album Maiden Voyage on Black Jazz Records in 1973, followed by three soul-funk albums on Shadybrook between 1976 and 1979. Discography: Maiden Voyage (1973) Kellee (1976) Turn On the Lights – “Be Happy” (1977) All the Things You Are (1979)
Kashif Saleem — aka Michael Jones (Dec. 26, 1956 — Sept. 25, 2016) — was an American R&B singer, songwriter, and keyboardist from Manhattan who first emerged as a member of B.T. Express, joining the band in 1974 at age 17 and appearing on their first five albums. After leaving the band, he served as […]
Johnny Bristol (Feb. 3, 1939 — March 21, 2004) was an American soul singer and songwriter from Morganton, N.C. who first recorded as one-half of the Tri-Phi singles duo Johnny & Jackey during the late 1950s. After a decade as staff-writer for Motown, he issued two albums on MGM in 1974 and 1975, followed by […]
Johnnie Taylor (May 5, 1934 — May 31, 2000) was an American soul singer from Crawfordsville, Ark., who issued a string of singles on SAR and Derby between 1961 and 1964, followed by a run of seven albums and assorted shortplayers on Stax between 1966 and 1974. His next round of longplayers appeared on Columbia […]
Jeffrey Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American R&B singer from Providence, R.I., who emerged as a member of soul-funksters L.T.D. during the 1970s. As a solo artist, he issued five albums on A&M between 1982 and 1988, followed by a half-dozen titles on assorted labels in the decades since. Discography: Jeffrey Osborne (1982) […]
Jerry Butler (born Dec. 8, 1939) is an American soul singer from Sunflower, Miss., who initially emerged as a founding member of Chicago soulsters The Impressions during the late 1950s. Discography: Jerry Butler, Esq. (1959) He Will Break Your Heart (1960) Aware of Love (1961) Moon River (1962) Folk Songs (1963) Need to Belong (1963) […]
Jean Carn (born March 15, 1947) is an American soul singer from Columbus, Ga., who sang on three albums for the Black Jazz label during the early 1970s with then-husband Doug Carn. Jean Carn was born Sarah Jean Perkins on March 15, 1947, in Columbus, Ga. As a child, she sang in her church choir […]
The Jackson 5 was an American soul-pop act from Gary, Ind., comprising five brothers of the Jackson musical clan: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael Jackson. They formed in 1964 when the boys were between six and thirteen years old. After winning talent competitions and cutting one local single, they signed to Motown and released […]
Isaac Hayes (Aug. 20, 1942 – Aug. 10, 2008) was an American R&B musician, vocalist, composer, producer, and actor who was musically active from the early 1960s on up through the 21st century. The lavish orchestration and elongated arrangements of his second album, Hot Buttered Soul (1969), spearheaded the transformation of soul music into maximalist […]
Hodges, James & Smith were an American vocal trio from Detroit. The nameplate was briefly suffixed with a fourth surname, Crawford, to account for vocalist Carolyn Crawford, who recorded two singles with the group circa 1971/72. Members: Pat Hodges, Denita James, Jessica Smith, Carolyn Crawford (1971—72) Discography: “Somewhere a Valley” / “Ain’t That Right” (1969) […]
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes were an American soul group from Philadelphia, formed in 1954 as The Blue Notes. Members: Harold Melvin (lead vocals), Roosevelt Brodie (1954-72), Jesse Gillis, Jr. (1954-72), Franklin Peaker (1954-72), Bernard Williams (1954-65), John Atkins (1965-70), Teddy Pendergrass (lead vocals, drums, 1970-76), Bernie Wilson (1972-77), Larry Brown (1972-1975), Lloyd Parks […]
General Johnson — aka Norman Earl Johnson (May 23, 1943 — Oct. 13, 2010) was an American soul singer from Huntersville, Va., primarily known as the featured vocalist in Chairmen of the Board. In 1972, he released the punningly titled Generally Speaking on Invictus Records, followed by a self-titled album on Arista in 1976. Discography: […]
Freda Payne (born Sept. 19, 1942) is an American soul-pop/jazz singer from Detroit. She started with a sting of vocal jazz releases on ABC/Impulse! during the early 1960s. In 1970, she started a three-album stint on Invictus, charting with the Stax-influenced soul-pop number “Band of Gold.” Between 1974 and 1979, she cut a pair of […]
