Some 70's & 80's Soul, R&B & Blues Figures

Anita Pointer - 74 - Singer with The Pointer Sisters

THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "SLOW HAND";


THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "FIRE";


THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "JUMP FOR MY LOVE";


THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "I'M SO EXITED";


Irene Cara - 63 - American singer ("Flashdance... What a Feeling") and actress ("Sparkle", "Fame", "Sister Sister", "City Heat"), Oscar winner (1983)

IRENE CARA ~ "WHAT A FEELING";


IRENE CARA ~ "OUT ON MY OWN";


Calvin Simon - 79 - Singer with 1970's American Funk band Parliament-Funkadelic

PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "BRING BACK THE FUNK";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "COSMIC SLOP";



Greg Webster - 84 - Drummer w/1970's R&B band the Ohio Players

THE OHIO PLAYERS ~ "ROLLERCOASTER OF LOVE";


THE OHIO PLAYERS ~ "FIRE";



Sidney Kirk - 78 - American Jazz and R&B pianist with Issac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, Albert King, Rufus Thomas & the Platters

ISSAC HAYES ~ "SHAFT";


William Hart - 77 - American singer/songwriter with 1970's R&B group The Delfonics ("La-La (Means I Love You)", "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)")

THE DELFONICS ~ "DIDN'T I BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME";


THE DELFONICS ~ "LA LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU";


Sam Gooden - 87 - Singer with 1970's R&B group The Impressions

THE IMPRESSIONS ~ "IT'S ALL RIGHT";


THE IMPRESSION ~ "PEOPLE GET READY";


Betty Davis - 77 - American 1970's Funk and Soul singer

BETTY DAVIS ~ "FUNK";



Howard Grimes ~ 80 ~ Memphis Soul drummer for Stax and Hi Records in the 1960's & 70's w/Rufus & Carla Thomas, Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Otis Clay, O.V. Wright, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles, Don Bryant, The Bo-Keys, Cyndi Lauper, Deke Dickerson

RUFUS & CARLA THOMAS ~ "CAUSE I LOVE";


AL GREEN ~ "TIRED OF BEING ALONE";


AL GREEN ~ "LET'S STAY TOGETHER";


David Tyson ~ 62 ~ Singer w/1970's Vocal group the Manhattans

THE MANHATTANS ~ "GIRL OF MY DREAM";


THE MANHATTANS ~ "KISS & SAY GOODBYE";



Richard Pratt - Singer with 1970's Soul vocal group Blue Magic

BLUE MAGIC ~ "CHASING RAINBOWS":



Timmy Thomas ~ 77 ~ US 1960's & 70's Soul singer

TIMMY THOMAS ~ "WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER";



Eric Mercury ~ 70's ~ Toronto 1960's & 70's R&B singer with The Soul Searchers

ERIC MERCURY & THE SOUL SEARCHERS ~ "LONELY GIRL";



Adam Wade - 87 - American Soul singer ("The Writing on the Wall") and television host (Musical Chairs)
ADAM WADE ~ "THE HUNGARY YEARS";


Donny Gerrard ~ Vancouver 1970's Soul and R&B singer w/Skylark, later backup singer with Mavis Staples, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John & Cher

SKYLARK ~ "WILDFLOWER"



Geraldine Hunt - 77 - American R&B singer ("Can't Fake the Feeling")

GERALDINE HUNT ~ "CAN'T FAKE THE FEELING":


Syl Johnson ~ 85 ~ 1970's Chicago Soul singer

SYL JOHNSON ~ "WE DID IT";


SYL JOHNSON ~ "ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS";


Jimmy Johnson (real name James Earl Thompson) - 93 - Blues guitarist and singer w/Slim Harpo, Freddie King, Albert King, Magic Sam, Otis Rush, Eddy Clearwater, Otis Clay and Jimmy Johnson (to whom he was not actually realated), brother to Syl Johnson

JIMMY JOHNSON & BIG TIME SARAH ~ "B.L.U.E.S";


JIMMY JOHNSON ~ "AS THE YEARS GO PASSING BY";


Luther Johnson - 83 - Mississippi BLues singer/guitarist w/Muddy Waters, Magic Sam, John Lee Hooker (including in "The BLues Brothers"), Jimmy Johnson & solo

LUTHER JOHNSON;


Freddie Roulette ~ 83 ~ Chicago Blues & Gospel steal guitarist & singer

FREDDIE ROULETTE ~ "LUCILLE";


Walter Wolfman Washington ~ 79 ~ New Orleans Blues and R&B singer/guitarist

WALTER WOLFMAN WASHINGTON ~ "STEAL AWAY";


WALTER WOLFMAN WASHINGTON ~ "NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINE";


Barbara Morrison - 72 - American Jazz and R&B singer w/Johnny Otis, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Jr Mance, Joe Sample

BARARA MORRISION ~ "WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES";


Ernie Andrews ~ 94 ~ American Jazz, Blues, Big Band and R&B singer from the 1940's onward

ERNIE ANDREWS ~ "IF I DON'T LOVE YOU";


ERNIE ANDREWS ~ "OLD MAN JAZZ":



Derf Reklaw Raheem ~ Percussionist with 1970's & 80 Jazz/Funk Fusion bands The Pharohs, The Intentions, The Blend Crafters,

THE PHAROAHS ~ "THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS";


THE INTENTIONS ~ "DIG IT";



Charles E. McCormick - 75 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Bloodstone

BLODDSTONE ~ "NEVER LET YOU GO";


James Mtume - 76 - American Jazz musician (keyborads, bass, percussion,guitars) w/Mtume & Miles Davis and songwriter ("Juicy Fruit", "The Closer I Get to You")

MTUME ~ "JUICY FRUIT";


MTUME ~ "YOU ME & HE";



Benjamin Moore Jr ~ 81 ~ Singer/guitarist with the Blind Boys Of Alabama from the 2000's onward

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ~ "AMAZING GRACE";


THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA ~ "SPIRIT IN THE SKY";


Joyce Sims - 63 - American R&B singer-songwriter ("Come Into My Life")

JOYCE SIMMS ~ "COME INTO MY LIFE";


Jessie Daniels - 58 - Singer w/1980's American R&B the Force MD's

THE FORCE MD'S ~ "TENDER LOVE";


THE FORCE MD'S ~ "LOVE IS A HOUSE";



Traci Braxton - 50 - American R&B singer (The Braxtons) and television personality (Braxton Family Values)

THE BRAXTONS ~ "THE BOSS";


THE BRAXTONS ~ "WHERE'S THE GOOD IN GOODBYE";



Keith Martin - 55 - American R&B singer

KEITH MARTIN ~ "NEVER FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU";



Roderick "Pooh" Clark - 49 - American R&B singer w/1990's R&B group Hi-Five

HI-FIVE ~ "I LIKE THE WAY";


HI-FIVE ~ "SHE'S PLAYING HARD TO GET";

Diane Luckey (AKA Q Lazzarus) ~ 61 ~ American R&B singer ("Goodbye Horses")

Q LAZZARUS ~ "GOOBYE HORSES";


Jewell Caples ~ 53 ~ American 1990's R&B singer for Death Row Records

JEWELL CAPLES ~ "WOMAN TO WOMAN";