Music – Soul
Linda Jones (1944-1972)
Linda Jones was a popular R&B and soul singer, with a gospel-influenced style because of her family background. Her popularity...
Cheryl Lynn (1957- )
The American disco, R&B, soul vocalist Cheryl Lynn was born Lynda Cheryl Smith on March 11, 1957, in Los Angeles,...
Jill Scott (1972- )
Often called the Queen of Neo-Soul, R&B lyricist, vocalist, poet, actor, and social activist Jill Heather Scott was born on...
The Emotions (1962-2020)
The Emotions were an American Grammy Award-winning soul/R&B vocal ensemble from Chicago, Illinois who began as a gospel group called...
The Mad Lads (1964–1972)
The Mad Lads were vocalists of soul/funk, R&B from Memphis, Tennessee. They were led by founding members tenor John Gary...
The Dramatics (1964-2000)
The Soul-funk R&B ensemble, known as the Dramatics and formed in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan, began as the Dynamics, a...
The Staple Singers (1954-2018)
Legendary composer, lyricist, guitarist Roebuck (Pop) Staples, born on December 28, 1914, in Winona, Mississippi, and his wife, Oceola Staple,...
Friends of Distinction (1966-1996)
Established in 1966 as the Friends of Distinction, this California pop/soul sound R&B vocal quartet added a new dimension to...
Major Lance (1939 – 1994)
Major Lance was a popular R&B and soul singer and a prominent figure of Chicago’s soul scene in the 1960’s....
