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Chris Brown　

Gwen Mccrae　

Best remembered for her number one R＆B hit Rockin’ Chair from 1975, Gwen McCrae was a gutsy Southern soul diva with a particular affinity for dance tracks. Along with her husband Georg ..more

Kool & The Gang　

Formed as a jazz ensemble in the mid-’60s, Kool ＆ the Gang became one of the most inspired and influential funk units during the ’70s, and one of the most popular R＆B groups of the ’80s af ..more

Clarence Carter　

Singer Clarence Carter exemplified the gritty, earthy sound of Muscle Shoals R＆B, fusing the devastating poignancy of the blues with a wicked, lascivious wit to create deeply soulful music ro ..more

Clovers　

The Clovers occupy an exalted place in the history of R＆B, if not in the minds of many listeners, other than hard-core devotees of the music’s history -- the Drifters tend to eclipse them, by ..more

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Gladys Knight & The Pips　

Clarence Reid　

Singer/songwriter/producer Clarence Reid, like David Bowie and P-Funk’s George Clinton, had multiple musical personalities. One was of an earnest Southern soul singer, born February 14, 19 ..more

Gloria Gaynor　

Perhaps second only to Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor has become one of the best-known female disco artists from the ’70s due to the ongoing success of her monster 1979 hit (and subsequent woma ..more

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