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Percy Sledge　

Percy Sledge will forever be associated with When a Man Loves a Woman, a pleading, soulful ballad he sang with wrenching, convincing anguish and passion. Sledge sang all of his songs tha ..more

Scooter　

German techno group Scooter was formed in 1994 by H.P. Baxxter, Rick Jordan and Ferris Bueller, who together with producer Jens Thele previously joined forces as the remix team the { ..more

Skrillex　

Sonny Moore found club and mainstream stardom beginning in 2008, when he swapped his gig as post-hardcore frontman for From First to Last and created the dancefloor-oriented project Skrillex. ..more

Skyy　

A New York City octet, one of three funk and/or disco bands in which producer/keyboardist Randy Muller was involved. The original lineup featured Denise, Delores, and Bonny Dunning a ..more

Slave　

Arguably the hottest of the ’70s Ohio funk bands, Slave had a great run in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Trumpeter Steve Washington formed the group in Dayton in 1975. Vocalist Floyd Miller ..more

Sly & The Family Stone　

Sly ＆ the Family Stone harnessed all of the disparate musical and social trends of the late ’60s, creating a wild, brilliant fusion of soul, rock, R＆B, psychedelia, and funk that bro ..more

Smokey Robinson　

Berry Gordy founded Motown Records, but one could argue that Smokey Robinson was the man who first pushed America’s most iconic soul music label toward greatness. As the leader of the Mirac ..more

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles　

Scoring over 40 hits in the R＆B Top 40 charts, the Miracles started out as the Five Chimes in the mid-’50s while the members were still in high school. The Detroit vocal group consisted of ..more

Snoop Dogg　

As the embodiment of ’90s gangsta rap, Snoop Dogg blurred the lines between reality and fiction. Introduced to the world through Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop quickly became the most fam ..more

Snoop Lion (Snoop Dogg)　

Spice　

Spice, originally known as Sugar and Spice, comprised Suzanne Morier (vocals), Laurie Currie (drums, vocals), Brian Miessner (bass, vocals), Chuck Gorling (organ, piano), Phil O’Co ..more

Spinners　

The Spinners were the greatest soul group of the early ’70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul. Ironically, the band’s roots lay in Detroit, where they f ..more

Staple Singers　

The Staples’ story goes all the way back to 1915 in Winona, Mississippi, when patriarch Roebuck Staples entered the world. A contemporary and familiar of Charley Patton, Roebuck quickly be ..more

Stephanie Mills　

Stephanie Mills first came to fame as the little girl with the big voice as the star of the hit Broadway play, The Wiz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic book, The Wizard of Oz. S ..more

Steve Aoki　

Steve Aoki, aka Kid Millionaire, is a celebrity DJ and also the founder of Dim Mak Records, which counts leading indie rock bands such as Gossip, Bloc Party, and Battles among its stable of sign ..more

Stevie Hoang　

Stevie Wonder　

Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R＆B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder’s heightened awareness of sound help ..more

Stylistics　

After the Spinners and the O’Jays, the Stylistics were the leading Philly soul group produced by Thom Bell. During the early ’70s, the band had 12 straight Top Ten hits, including {＆Yo ..more

Swedish House Mafia　

Swedish House Mafia is a house music supergroup comprised of DJ/producers Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso, each of whom is an accomplished DJ/producer and label owner in his ..more

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