Some 1950's & 60's R&B & Soul Singers

Huey Piano Smith - 89 - American R&B pianist & songwriter ("Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", "Don'tcha Just Know It")

HUEY PIANO SMITH ~ "DON'TCHA JUST KNOW IT";


Charlie Thomas ~ 85 ~ Singer with 1950's & 60's R&B vocal group the Drifters ("There Goes My Baby", "Sweets For My Sweet";

THE DRIFTERS ~ "SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES";


THE DRIFTERS ~ "THERE GOES MY BABY";


Barrett Strong - 81 - American singer with Motown ("Money (That's What I Want)") and songwriter ("I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone")

BARRETT STRONG ~ "MONEY";


Lillian Walker ~ 78 ~ Singer with 1960's R&B vocal group the Exciters

THE EXCITERS ~ "TELL HIM";


THE EXCITERS ~ "HE'S GOT THE POWER";


Tina Turner - 83 - American Hall of Fame singer ("River Deep – Mountain High", "Proud Mary", "What's Love Got to Do with It") and actress (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), eight-time Grammy winner

IKE & TINA TURNER ~ "RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH";


IKE & TINA TURNER ~ "PROUD MARY";


TINA TURNER ~ "PRIVATE DANCER";


Katherine Anderson - 79 - Singer with Motown Girl Group the Marvellettes ("Plaese Mr Postman", "Beachwood 4-5789", "Don't Mess With Bill")

THE MARVELETTES ~ "MEDLEY";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "PLEASE MR POSTMAN";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "DON'T MESS WITH BILL";


Chuck Jackson - 85 - American 1960's R&B singer ("Any Day Now", "I Keep Forgettin'", "Tell Him I'm Not Home")

CHUCK JACKSON ~ "ANY DAY NOW";


CHUCK JACKSON ~ "LONELY LONELY MAN AM I";


Toussaint McCall - 89 - American 1960's R&B singer & organist ("Nothing Takes The Place Of You")

TOUSSAINT McCALL ~ "NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE OF YOU";


Floyd Newman - 91 - American saxophonist w/The Mar-Keys (including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, BB King, Aretha Frankin, Etta James, Bozz Skaggs, Lulu, Stephen Stills) & The Memphis Horns

ETTA JAMES ~ "TELL MAMA";


OTIS REDDING ~ "MY GIRL" / "RESPECT";


WILSON PICKETT ~ "LAND OF 1000 DANCES";