Blues, R&B, and Soul singers of the 70's, 80's & 90's

Roberta Flack ~ 88 ~ American singer ("Killing Me Softly with His Song", "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Feel Like Makin' Love"), Grammy winner

ROBERTA FLACK ~ "FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE";


ROBERTA FLACK ~ "KILLING ME SOFTLY";



Chris Jasper - 73 - Singer, keyboardist, composer and producer with R&B bands The Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley) in the 70's
THE ISLEY BROS ~ "SUMMER BREEZE";


John Edwards ~ 80 ~ Singer with 1970's Soul group The Spinners ("Rubberband Man", "Working My Way Back To You")

THE SPINNERS ~ "RUBBER BAND MAN";


THE SPINNERS ~ "WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU";


Victor Conte ~ 75 ~ Bassist with American 1970's Jazz Funk band Tower of Power and Herbie Hancock

THE TOWER OF POWER ~ "WHAT IS HIP";


THE TOWER OF POWER ~ "SO VERY HARD";


Chubby Tavares ~ 81 ~ Singer with American 1970's R&B band Tavares

TAVARES ~ "HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL";


TAVERES ~ "DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC";


Jellybean Johnson ~ 69 ~ Guitarist with Morris Day & The Time

MORRIS DAY & THE TIME ~ "JUNGLE LOVE":


MORRIS DAY & THE TIME ~ "THE BIRD";


Roy Ayers ~ 84 ~ American Jazz Funk keyboards, vibes player and singer

ROY AYERS ~ "EVERYBODY LOVES THE SUNSHINE";


Teddy Osei - 87 - Ghanaian/English Jazz/Rock saxophonist with 1970's British Afro Rock band Osibisa

OSIBISA ~ "WOYAYA";


OSIBISA ~ "THE COFFEE SONG";


Gwen McCrae - 81 - American singer ("Rockin' Chair")

GWEN McCRAE ~ "ROCKIN CHAIR";


GWEN McCRAE ~ "KEEP THE FIRE BURNING";


Randy Brown ~ 72 ~ American R&B singer

RANDY BROWN ~ "I WANNA MAKE LOVE TO YOU";


Walter Scott ~ 81 ~ Singer with American R&B and Gospel group The Whispers

THE WHISPERS ~ "ROCK STEADY;


THE WHISPERS;


Cavin Yarbrough ~ 71 ~ Siner, musician & songwriter with 1970's American R&B band Yarbrough and Peoples

YARBROUGH & PEOPLES ~ "DON'T STOP THE MUSIC";


Leslie Wilson ~ Singer with 1970's American Funk and Soul bands New Birth & L.T.D.

NEW BIRTH ~ "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE";


Judy Cheeks ~ 71 ~ American 1970's & 80's R&B singer with the Ikettes and solo

JUDY CHEEKS ~ "MELLOW LOVIN";


JUDY CHEEKS ~ "REACH";


Mark Greene ~ Singer wth Americn R&B group the Moments

THE MOMENTS ~ "NINE TIMES";


Huey Williams ~ 86 ~ American Gospel singer w/the Jackson Southernaires since the 1960's

THE JACKSON SOUTHERNAIRES ~ "I NEED YOU TO HOLD MY HAND";


Linsey Alexander ~ 82 ~ American Blues singer/guitarist

LINSEY ALEXANDER ~ "BOOTY CALL";


Joe Louis Walker ~ 75 ~ American Blues singer/guitarist

JOE LOUIS WALKER ~ "T-BONE SHUFFLE";


Bobby Hamilton - Singer with American 1970's & 80's R&B vocal group The Choice Four

THE CHOICE FOUR ~ "WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG & IN LOVE";


Jimmy Cliff ~ 81 ~ Jamaican Reggae singer ("Many Rivers To Cross" & "The Harder They Come")

JIMMY CLIFF ~ "THE HARDER THEY COME";


JIMMY CLIFF ~ "MANY RIVERS TO CROSS";


Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan ~ 78 ~ Jamaican Reggae guitarist with Toots and the Maytals

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "SWEET & DANDY";


Junior Byles ~ 77 ~ Jamaican Reggae singer

JUNIOR BYLES ~ "CURLY LOCKS";


Don Bryant ~ 83 ~ American R&B and Gospel singer

DON BRYANT ~ "HOW DO I GET THERE";


Wayne Lewis ~ 68 ~ Singer with American 1980's R&B group Atlantic Starr and songwriter ("Always", "Secret Lovers")
ATLANTIC STARR ~ "ALWAYS";


ATLANTIC STARR ~ "SECRET LOVERS";


D'Wayne Wiggins ~ 64 ~ American musician (Tony! Toni! Toné!) and songwriter ("Feels Good")

TONY! TONI! TONE! ~ "FEELS GOOD";


TONY! TONI! TONE! ~ "LETS GET DOWN";


D'Angelo ~ 51 ~ American singer-songwriter ("Lady", "Brown Sugar", "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")

D'ANGELO ~ "BROWN SUGAR";


D'ANGELO ~ "CRUISIN":


Gene "Groove" Allen - 62 - American Rapper and actor ("House Party", "What's Love Got to Do with It")

GROVE B CHILL ~ "HIP HOP MUSIC";

Some African & Jamaican Musicians

Toots Hibbert ~ 77 ~ Jamaican singer w/Toots and the Maytals ("Pressure Drop")

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "54-46 THAT'S MY NUMBER";


TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "PRESSURE DROP";



TOOTS & THE MAYTALS ~ "FUNKY KINGSTON";


Lynford Hux Brown ~ 75 ~ Jamaican guitarist w/Jimmy Cliff, ("The Harder They Come"), Toots & the Maytals, the Melodians and Paul Simon

JIMMY CLIFF ~ "THE HARDER THEY COME";


Albert Griffiths - 74 - Jamaican reggae musician with 1960's Ska band The Gladiators

THE GLADIATORS ~ "JAH WORKS";


Joseph Shabalala ~ 78 ~ South African singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo who sang on Paul Simon's "Graceland" album

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ~ "AMAZING GRACE";


LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ~ "THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT";


PAUL SIMON & LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO ~ "DIAMONDS ON THE SOULS OF THEIR SHOES";


Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian drummer (Fela Kuti, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Rocket Juice & the Moon)

FELA KUTI & EGYPT 80 ~ "BEAST OF NO BURDON";


Kofi B ~ Ghanaian highlife singer

KOFI B ~ "YAW DOMPRE";
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Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa ~ 31 ~ Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz singer-songwriter
PRINCE K. MUSARURWA ~ "NYAMATSATSE";


Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer, organist and peace activist

KIZITO MIHIGO ~ "AMAHORO Y'IMINA";


Manu Dibango ~ 86 ~ Saxophonist with 1970's Cameroonian Afro Jazz group Soul Makossa

SOUL MAKOSSA;


John Nzenze ~ 80 ~ Kenyan Afro-Jazz singer/guitarist from the late 60's onward

JOHN NZENZE ~ "NI VIZURI KUO";


Hachalu Hundessa ~ 33 ~ Ethiopian pop singer (assassinated)

HACHALU HUNDESSA ~ "MALAAN JIRA!";


Bob Andy ~ 75 ~ Jamaican 1960's Reggae singer w/The Paragons ("The Tide Is High") and Bob & Marcia

THE PARAGONS ~ "THE TIDE IS HIGH";


Apple Gabriel ~ 68 ~ Jamaican reggae singer w/Israel Vibration

APPLE GABRIEL & ISRAEL VIBRATION ~ "WALK THE STREETS OF GLORY";


Delroy Washington ~ 67 ~ British-Jamaican reggae singer

DELROY WASHINGTON ~ "JAH WONDERFUL";