Some Soul, Gospel, Jazz and R&B Figures

Aretha Franklin ~ 76 ~ The major Soul Diva from 1960 onward. Orginaly a Gospel singer with he father, Rev Cleophis Franklin's church she was signed to Columbia in 1960 aged 18. Columbia tried to mold her as a Dinah Washington style Jazz/Pop/R&B singer with little success but she moved to Atlantic in 1967 who treated her as pure Soul singer and she preceded to have a series of classic hits including "Respect", "Do Right Woman", Think" and Chain Of Fools". She continued to have chart success into the 1990's including "Freeway Of Love" and "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves" with the Eurythmics. She was involved with the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's and sang at the inaugurations for Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Also appeared in "The Blues Brothers".

ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "CHAIN OF FOOLS";


ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "ELEANOR RIGBY";


ARETHA FRANKLIN ~ "THINK";


Nancy Wilson ~ 1960's Jazz singer

NANCY WILSON ~ "YOU DON'T KNOW KNOW";


Calvin Newborn; guitarist with Jackie Brenston, BB King, Willie Mitchell, Ike Turner, Sonnyboy Williamson, Earl Hines, Billy The Kid Emerson;

JACKIE BRENSTON ~ "ROCKET 88";


Jody Williams; guitarist with Billy Boy Arnold, Howlin Wolf, Bo Diddile, Otis Spann, Otis Rush, Elmore James, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Witherspoon, BB King & Mickey Baker

BILLY BOY ARNOLD ~ "I AIN'T GOT YOU";


Sonny Fortune ~ American 1960's & 70's Jazz sax player;

SONNY FORTUNE;


Yvonne Staples ~ 8o ~ Singer with the Staples Singers

THE STAPLES SINGERS ~ "RESPECT YOURSELF";


THE STAPLES SINGERS ~ "I'LL TAKE YOU THERE";

<>br> Morgana King ~ 87 ~ Jazz and R&B singer from the 1940's to the 1980's, she also sang opera and appeared in "The Godfather";

MORGANA KING ~ "WALK ON BY";


MORGANA KING ~ "AS TIME GOES BY";


Deborah Coleman ~ 61 ~ American Blues guitarist & singer

DEBORAH COLEMAN ~ "DON'T LIE TO ME";


Roy Hargrove ~ American Jazz trumpet player

ROY HARGROVE ~ "I REMEMBER CLIFFORD";


Babs Beverley ~ 88 ~ Singer with 1940's & 50's Big Band and Pop Vocal group The Beverley Sisters

THE BEVERLEY SISTERS ~ "DOWN IN THE VALLEY";


THE BEVERLY SISTERS:

Some Country & Folk Music Figures

Roy Clark ~ 85 ~ American banjo, guitar and fiddle player from the 1950's on, co-host on Hee Haw;

ROY CLARK ~ "12th STREET RAG";


ROY CLARK;


ROY CLARK ~ "GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY";


Tony Joe White ~ 1970's Country-Rock singer/songwriter "Polk Salad Annie";

TONY JOE WHITE ~ "POLK SALAD ANNIE";


Freddie Hart ~ 1960's & 70's Country singer

FREDDIE HART ~ "EASY LOVING";


Herb Pennington ~ Steel guitarist with 1940's Western Swing band leader Bob Wills

BOB WILLS & WESTERN PLAYBOYS ~ "STAY A LITTLE LONGER";


Vince Martin ~ 1950's & 60's American Folk singer ("Cindy Oh Cindy");

VINCE MARTIN ~ "CINDY OH CINDY";


VINCE MARTIN ~ "IF THE JASMINE DON'T GET YOU";


Liam O'Flynn ~ 72 ~ Uilleann Pipe player w/Irish Folk band Planxty;

PLANXTY ~ "THREE DRUNKEN MAIDENS";


PLANXTY ~ "WHEN FIRST UNTO THIS COUNTRY";


Tommy Peoples ~ 70 ~ Irish fiddler with folk band The Bothy Band

Alec Finn ~ Bazouki player with Irish folk band De Dannan

DE DANNAN ~ "HEY JUDE";


THE BOTHY BAND ~ "OLD HAG YOU HAVE KILLED ME";


Mark Fosson ~ American 1970's & 80's Folk guitarist

Some World Beat Figures

Hugh Masekela ~ 78 ~ South African jazz trumpeter ("Grazing in the Grass", "Bring Him Back Home") and composer ("Soweto Blues") also played on the Byrds "So You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star"

HUGH MASEKELA ~ "GRAZING IN THE GRASS"


HUGH MASEKELA ~ "STIMELA";


Steve Nisbett ~ 69 ~ Nevisian-born British reggae drummer w/1980's reggae band Steel Pulse who were also part of the ska-reggae crossover with the punk scene of the 1980's

STEEL PULSE ~ "KLU KLUX KLAN";


Irvin Jarrett ~ 69 ~ Jamaican reggae percussionist (Inner Circle, Third World);

THIRD WORLD ~ "NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE";


C. K. Mann ~ 82 Ghanaian highlife singer guitarist

CK MANN ~ "AYAA MENSOURO";


RAS KIMONO ~ 60 ~ Nigerian Reggae singer

RAS KIMONO ~ "RHUMBA STYLEE";


Jack Costanzo (AKA Mr Bongo) ~ 98 ~ American Latin Jazz percussionist,bongos and conga player, w/Stan Kenton, Desi Arnez, Billy May Orchestra, Peggy Lee, Charlie Barnet, Harry James, Judy Garland, Patti Page, Ray Anthony, Martin & Lewis, Dinah Shore, Xavier Cugat, Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, and Eddie Fisher, Ann Miller.

JACK COSTANZO & ANN MILLER ~ "I'M GONNA LIVE TIL I DIE";



JACK COSTANZO ~ "MR BONGO";


Elisa Serna ~ 75 ~ Spanish anti-fascist protest singer-songwriter from the 1970's

ELISA SERNA ~ "SE VA A CAER EL PORVENIER";


Ellie Mannette ~ 90 ~ Trinidadian/American steel drum pioneer



Wilson Moreira ~ 81 ~ Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter

WILSON MOREIRA ~ "SENHORA LIBERDADA";


Mighty Shadow ~ 77 ~ Trinidadian Calypso singer

THE MIGHTY SHADOW;