Media – Recording
Ellis Marsalis (1934-2020)
Ellis Louis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist and music educator, was considered the patriarch of the first family of New Orleans...
Don Shirley (1927-2013)
Donald Walbridge “Don” Shirley was an American classical and jazz composer and pianist. Shirley was born on January 29, 1927,...
The Isley Brothers (1957-1984)
The Isley Brothers were a band on the Billboard Top 40 charts for fifty years. Their ability to synthesize R&B, soul, funk,...
The Flamingos (1951- )
The Flamingos are broadly respected as one of the most talented doo-wop and rhythm and blues vocal groups of the...
The Delfonics (1966-1975)
The Delfonics, an R&B vocal band whose founding members were William “Poogie” Hart, Wilbert Hart, Randy Cain, Ritchie Daniels, and...
Lou Rawls (1933-2006)
Lou Rawls was an award-winning singer and songwriter famous for his luxurious baritone singing voice and four-octave vocal range. He...
Usher (1978- )
Usher Raymond IV, commonly known by his stage name Usher, is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and actor. Usher rose to...
Kool and the Gang (1964- )
In 1964, seven friends from Jersey City, New Jersey, including Robert “Kool” Bell on bass and his brother Ronald Bell...
The Coasters (1955- )
The Coasters began on September 28, 1955, in Los Angeles, California after four of six members from another singing group,...
