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Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge is a rock singer-songwriter. In 1993, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album, "Yes I Am". The album peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum, her largest to date.
Carol Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager's songbook spans almost 50 years and contains some of the world's most popular and successful songs. Honors include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Tony Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Color Me Badd
Color Me Badd is an American contemporary R&B group. The group sold 12 million records worldwide and has been on TV shows, commercials. Their songs have been in movies such as "New Jack City", "No Strings Attached" and "Glee".
The Chambers Brothers
The Chambers Brothers are a soul band, best known for its eleven-minute long 1968 hit "Time Has Come Today". The group was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel traditions with modern psychedelic and rock elements.
Steve Wonder
Stevie Wonder has recorded more than 30 United States top ten hits and received 25 Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the top 60 best-selling music artists.
Dan Stokes
Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Darnell Chavis
Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Robert Anderson
Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.
Kathy Sledge
Kathy Sledge is a singer who is best known as lead singer of the R&B group Sister Sledge. As a solo performer, she has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back to Love Again", which hit #1.
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa is hip-hop trio from Queens, New York. The group was formed in 1985 and was one of the first all-female rap groups. They won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
Whitney Houston
In 2009, Guinness World Records cited Whitney Houston her as the most awarded female act of all time. She is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170 - 200 million records sold worldwide.
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Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson was an American soul singer-songwriter and performer. Gaining fame in his early years as a member of the R&B vocal group Billy Ward and His Dominoes, he went solo in 1957 and recorded over 50 hit singles.
Bette Midler
In a career spanning almost half a century, Bette Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 35 million records worldwide.
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt is an American blues singer, songwriter and slide guitar player. She has received 10 Grammy Awards. She is listed as number 50 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Céline Dion
Céline Dion is a Canadian singer and businesswoman. She remains the best-selling Canadian artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million copies worldwide.
Tito Puente
Tito Puente was an American mambo musician and Latin jazz composer. The son of native Puerto Ricans Ernest and Ercilia Puente, living in New York City's Spanish Harlem community, Puente is often credited as "The Musical Pope".
Trisco Pearson
Force M.D.'s is an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Later, Trisco Pearson joined the group.
The Platters
The Platters was an American vocal group. They were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre.
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes were an American R&B/Soul vocal group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group's repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is a 5-time Grammy Award winning legend. She is an American singer, actress, and television show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health.
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