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Bobby Wilson　

Brainstorm　

Black Jazz Consortium　

Bluey (Incognito)　

Barry White　

Soul singer Barry White, best known for his velvet voice and lush string arrangements, died July 4, 2003 at the age of 58. After the successful disco era in ’70s and subsequent slowdown in ’80s, he ma ..more

Bar-kays　

Initially a funky instrumental soul combo on Stax/Volt, the Bar-Kays were nearly destroyed when most of the band perished in the same plane crash that claimed Otis Redding. Amazingly, th ..more

Barbara Lynn　

Singer/guitarist Barbara Lynn was a rare commodity during her heyday. Not only was she a female instrumentalist (one of the very first to hit the charts), but she also played left-handed -- quite w ..more

Barbara Lewis　

Pop-soul doesn’t get much better than Barbara Lewis, whose seductive, emotive croon took Hello Stranger to number three in 1963. The Michigan native had been writing songs since the age of ..more

Beginning Of The End　

One of the very few soul groups from Nassau, the Beginning of the End had one hit in 1971, the scintillating Funky Nassau. They recorded an album of the same name that year, then dropped ou ..more

Beyonce　

One of the most recognizable characters in modern-day R＆B, Beyonce first rose to fame as the siren-voiced centerpiece of Destiny’s Child before embarking on a multi-platinum solo career in 2001. ..more

Bilal　

Bill Withers　

Songwriter/singer/guitarist Bill Withers is best remembered for the classic Lean on Me and his other million-selling singles Ain’t No Sunshine and Use Me, but he has a sizable cache ..more

B.o.B (Bobby Ray)　

Bc　

Beastie Boys　

As the first white rap group of any importance, the Beastie Boys received the scorn of critics and strident hip-hop musicians, both of whom accused them of cultural pirating, especially since ..more

Booker T Jones　

Renowned as the organist and leader of the unparalleled Stax house band Booker T. ＆ the MG’s, Memphis native Booker T. Jones remained active as a solo artist after the breakup of the legendar ..more

Booker T & The MG's　

As the house band at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, Booker T. ＆ the MG’s may have been the single greatest factor in the lasting value of that label’s soul music, not to mention {\Southe ..more

Brian Mcknight　

One of the most consistent and versatile adult contemporary R＆B artists, Brian McKnight placed seven albums across 15 years -- from the early ’90s through the first decade of the 2000s -- within th ..more

Brothers Johnson　

Guitarist/vocalist George Johnson and bassist/vocalist Louis Johnson formed the band Johnson Three Plus One with older brother Tommy and their cousin Alex Weir while attending school in ..more

Black Eyed Peas　

The Black Eyed Peas transcended hip-hop to become one of the most commercially successful pop groups of the 2000s. Their career began modestly, with a pair of albums inspired by the positive-minded ..more