Music – Pop
Lenny Welch (1938 – )
Balladeer and Lyric Baritone Lenny Welch was born Leon Welch on May 15, 1938, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He...
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,...
Usher (1978- )
Usher Raymond IV, commonly known by his stage name Usher, is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and actor. Usher rose to...
The Coasters (1955- )
The Coasters began on September 28, 1955, in Los Angeles, California after four of six members from another singing group,...
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (1950-1965); (Hank Ballard 1927-2003)
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters was a rhythm and blues band that were a major influence on the rock and...
The Platters (1953- )
The Platters was one of the most successful rhythm and blues vocal groups during the rock and roll era. They...
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers (1954-1957)
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers began in 1954 as a singing group founded at Edward W. Stitt Junior High School in the Washington...
Al Green (1948- )
Al Green, born on April 13, 1948, in Forrest City, Arkansas, is known as one of the great rhythm and...
The Chi-Lites (1959- )
The Chi-Lites is an R&B and Soul vocal group from Chicago, Illinois who rose up to fame in the early 1970s. The group was...
