Blues, Soul, R&B & Jazz Singers From The 50's & 60's

Tommy Hunt - 91 - Singer with Doo-Wop group the Flamingos ("I Only Have Eyes For You")

THE FLAMINGOS ~ "I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU";


THE FLAMINGOS ~ "JUMP CHILDREN";


Spencer Taylor Jr ~ 97 ~ Singer with 1950's Gospel group the Highway QC's

THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "I HEARD"/"DO YOU LOVE HIM"/"I'LL BE SATISFIED";


THE HIGHWAY QC'S ~ "NOBODY KNOWS";


THE HIHWAY QC'S ~ "ALL MEN ARE MADE BY GOD";


Sam Moore - 89 - Soul singer with Sam & Dave ("Soul Man", "Hold On I'm Coming", "Wrap It Up", "I Thank You")

SAM & DAVE ~ "SOUL MAN";


SAM & DAVE ~ "HOLD ON I'M COMING";


SAM & DAVE ~ "I THANK YOU";


Gary Grier - 80's - Singer with 1960's R&B group The Contours ("Do You Love Me")

THE CONTOURS ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME";


Brenton Wood - 83 - American 1960's R&B singer ("The Oogum Boogum Song", "Gimme Little Sign")

BRENTON WOOD ~ "GIMMIE A LITTLE SIGN";


BRENTON WOOD ~ "THE OOGUM BOOGUM SONG";


Sly Stone ~ 82 ~ American Hall of Fame musician (Sly and the Family Stone) and songwriter ("Everyday People", "Family Affair")

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER";


SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "THANK YOU FOR LETTING YOU BE MYSELF AGAIN";


SLY & THE FAMILY STONE ~ "EVERYDAY PEOPLE";


Andy Bey - 85 - American Jazz singer and pianist from the 1960's onward with the Andy Bey & the Bey Sisters

ANDY BEY ~ "SATAN APPEARS IN MANY FORMS";


ANDY BEY & BEY SISTERS ~ "SMOOTH SAILING";


Jerry Butler ~ 85 ~ American R&B singer with the Impressions and solo ("For Your Precious Love", "He Will Break Your Heart")

JERRY BUTLER ~ "I DIG YOU BABY";


JERRY BUTLER ~ "FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE";


Ken Parker ~ 76 ~ Jamaican Ska/Reggae singer

KEN PARKER ~ "A CHANGE IS GONNA COME";


Gene Barge ~ 98 ~ Sax player with 1950's R&B group the Church Street Five, later played with and/or produced w/Gary US Bonds, Nat King Cole, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, Ray Charles, Chuck Willis, the Rolling Stones, Gary U.S. Bonds, and Natalie Cole

GARY US BONDS ~ "A QUARTER TO THREE";


GARY US BONDS ~ "SEVEN DAY WEEKEND";


Shelia Jordan ~ 96 ~ American Jazz singer

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Chuck Berry & Some 1950's & 60's Figures

Chuck Berry ~ 90 ~ One of the major 1950's R&R Singer/Guitarist/Songwriter ("Roll Over Beethoven", "Maybelline", "No Particular Place To Go", "Sweet Sixteen", "Tulane", "Johnny B Goode"

CHUCK BERRY ~ "JOHNNY B GOODE";


CHUCK BERRY ~ "SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN";


CHUCK BERRY ~ "MAYBELLINE";


CHUCK BERRY ~ "NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO";


Tommy Allsup ~ 86 ~ American Rockabilly & Western Swing Guitarist w.Buddy Holly, Bob Wills, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, The Ventures

BUDDY HOLLY ~ "LOVE'S MADE A FOOL OF YOU";


Sonny Geraci ~ 69 ~ Singer with American 1960's Garage band The Outsiders ("Time Won't Let Me") and 1970's Soul group Climax ("Precious & Few")

THE OUTSIDERS ~ "TIME WON'T LET ME";


Pete Shotton ~ 75 ~ British washboardist and percussionist w/1960's Skiffle band The Quarrymen, later played with the Beatles

THE QUARRYMEN ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";


THE QUARRYMEN ~ "IN SPITE OF ALL THE DANGER";


Lonnie Brooks ~ 83 ~ American blues guitarist and singer w/Chess, Mercury, recorded w/Jimmy Reed, Jr Wells

LONNIE BROOKS ~ "YOU'RE USING ME";


LONNIE BROOKS ~ "FIGUREHEAD";


THE QUARRYMEN ~ "THAT'LL BE THE DAY";


Sylvester Potts ~ 78 ~ American 1960's soul singer w/The Contours ("Do You Love Me")

THE CONTOURS ~ "DO YOU LOVE ME";


Bobby Freeman ~ 76 ~ American R&B singer and songwriter ("Do You Want to Dance")

BOBBY FREEMAN ~ "DO YOU WANNA DANCE";


BOBBY FREEMAN ~ "COME ON & SWIM";


Clem Curtis ~ 76 ~ Trinidadian-born British singer w/1970's Soul group The Foundations "Build Me Up Buttercup"

THE FOUNDATIONS ~ "BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP";


Rosie Hamlin ~ 71 ~ American singer w/early 1960's Girl Group Rosie and the Originals ("Angel Baby")

ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS ~ "ANGEL BABY";


Ben Speer ~ 86 ~ Singer with the Nashville Southern Gospel group the Speer Family from the 1920's to the 1990's

THE SPEER FAMILY ~ "I'M A CHILD OF THE KING";


THE SPEER FAMILY ~ "HEAVEN'S JUBILEE";


THE SPEER FAMILY ~ "CITY OF GOLD";


And two members of the famed 1960's session band The Wrecking Crew;
Tony Terran ~ 90 ~ American trumpeter and session musician w/The Wrecking Crew, Chet Baker, Lalo Schifrin, The Baja Marimba Band, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, Ray Charles, Chicago, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Bob Dylan, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Bob Hope, Michael Jackson, Eartha Kitt, Peggy Lee, Madonna, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, The Tijuana Brass, Tom Waits, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Johnny Mercer

Lyle Ritz ~ 87 ~ American bassist and ukulelist w/The Wrecking Crew

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