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

Rudolph Isley - 84 - American 1960's & 70 R&B singer w/The Isley Brothers) and songwriter ("Shout", "Twist & Shout", "Respectable", "It's Your Thing")

THE ISLEY BROS ~ "SHOUT";


THE ISLEY BROS ~ "WHO'S THAT LADY";


Sweet Charles Sherrell - 80 - American bassist w/James Brown & The JB's

JAMES BROWN & THE JB'S ~ "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T GO";


JAMES BROWN ~ "PAPA'S GOT A BAND NEW BAG" & "I FEEL GOOD";


JAMES BROWN & THE JB'S ~ "SEX MACHINE";


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

WILSON PICKETT ~ "LAND OF 1000 DANCES";


OTIS REDDING ~ "TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS" / "RESPECT";


ARETHA FRANKIN ~ "RESPECT";


ETTA JAMES ~ "SOMETHINGS GOT A HOLD OF ME";


Fuzzy Haskins - 81 - American Hall of Fame singer for Parliament-Funkadelic;

PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC ~ "BRING THE FUNK";


PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC ~ "COSMIC SLOP";


PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC ~ "GIVE UP THE FUNK";


Fred White - 67 - Drummer with R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire

EARTH WIND & FIRE ~ "LET'S GROOVE";


EARTH WIND & FIRE ~ "BOOGIE WONDERLAND";


EARTH WIND & FIRE ~ "SEPTEMBER";


Sheldon Reynolds - 63 - American guitarist w/R&B bands Commodores, Earth, Wind & Fire, Smokey Robinson

THE COMMODORES ~ "NIGHT SHIFT";


EARTH WIND & FIRE ~ "SUNDAY MORNING";


Bobby Eli - 77 - Guitarist with 1970's Disco group MFSB songwriter ("TSOP", "Love Won't Let Me Wait"), backing band with Teddy Pendergrast, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O'Jays, the Stylistics, the Spinners, Wilson Pickett, and Billy Paul

MFSB ~ "TSOP";


THE O-JAYS ~ "LOVE TRAIN";


BILLY PAUL ~ "ME & MRS JONES";


George "Funky" Brown - 74 - American drummer with Kool & the Gang and songwriter ("Ladies' Night", "Celebration", "Get Down On It")

KOOL & THE GANG ~ "LADIES NIGHT";


KOOL & THE GANG ~ "CELEBRATION";


KOOL & THE GANG ~ "GET DOWN ON IT";


Jean Knight - 80 - American singer ("Mr. Big Stuff")

JEAN KNIGHT ~ "MR BIG STUFF";


Nidra Beard - 71 - American singer w/1970's & 80's R&B band Dynasty

DYNASTY ~ "I'VE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT";


DYNASTY ~ "I DON'T WANT TO BE A FREAK";


Linda Lewis - 72 - English R&B singer-songwriter ("Rock-a-Doodle-Doo")

LINDA LEWIS ~ "ROCK-A-DOODLE-DOO";


LINDA LEWIS ~ "THE OLD SCHOOLYARD";


Otis Redding III - 59 - American singer and guitarist of R&B group The Reddings, son of Otis Redding

THE REDDINGS ~ "IF YOU FEEL IT";


THE REDDINGS ~ "CLASS";


Keith Beaton - 72 - Singer with 70's Soul group Blue Magic

BLUE MAGIC ~ "SIDESHOW";


Gordy Harmon - 79 - American soul singer with vocal group The Whispers

THE WHISPERS ~ "AND THE BEAT GOES ON";


THE WHISPERS ~ "KEEP ON LOVING ME";


Bobby Caldwell - 71 - American 1970's & 80's Blue Eyed Soul, & Jazz singer "What You Won't Do For Love"

BOBBY CALDWELL ~ "WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE";


Renee Geyer - 62 - Australian Soul and Jazz singer

RENEE GEYER ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


RENEE GEYER ~ "SAY TO ME";


Lilian Day Jackson - 63 - American born singer with 1970's & 80's Dutch band Spargo

SPARGO ~ "ONE NIGHT AFFAIR";


SPARGO ~ "JUST FOR YOU";


David Jude Jolicoeur - 54 - Rapper & composer with Grammy winning 1990's Hip Hop group De La Soul ("Me Myself and I")

DE LA SOUL ~ "ME MYSELF & I";


DE LA SOUL ~ "SAY NO GO";

Some Blues & R&B Figures

Bill Withers ~ 81 ~ American 1970's R&B singer-songwriter ("Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Lovely Day", "Just The Two Of Us")

BILL WITHERS ~ "LEAN ON ME";


BILL WITHERS ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


BILL WITHERS ~ "JUST THE TWO OF US";


BILL WITHERS ~ "LOVELY DAY";


Johnny Nash - 80 - American singer-songwriter ("I Can See Clearly Now")

JOHNNY NASH ~ "I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW";


Ronald Bell ~ 68 ~ American saxophonist (Kool & the Gang) and songwriter ("Ladies' Night", "Celebration")

KOOL & THE GANG ~ "CELEBRATE";


KOOL & THE GANG ~ "GET DOWN ON IT";


Betty Wright ~ 66 ~ American soul and R&B singer ("Clean Up Woman")

BETTY WRIGHT ~ "CLEAN UP WOMAN";


BETTY WRIGHT ~ "SHOORAH SHOORAH";


Pamela Hutchinson ~ 61 ~ American singer w/Gospel/Soul/Dosco group The Emotions ("The Best Of My Love");

THE EMOTIONS ~ "THE BEST OF MY LOVE";


Edna Wright ~ 76 ~ American singer with 1970's R&B group Honey Cone

THE HONEY CONE ~ "ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW";


Bonnie Pointer ~ 69 ~ Singer with 1970's & 80's R&B vocal group the Pointer Sisters (original line-up) and solo

THE POINTER SISTERS ~ "YES WE CAN CAN";


J. Marvin Brown ~ 66 ~ American 1970's soul singer w/The Softones

THE SOFTONES ~ :CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE";


Lucky Peterson ~ 55 ~ American Blues sing/guitarist/pianist starting as a child star in the 1970's

LUCKY PETERSON ~ "OUR FUTURE";


LUCKY PETERSON ~ "EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES";


Harold Beane ~ 73 ~ American Funk & Soul guitarist (Isaac Hayes, Funkadelic)

ISSAC HAYES ~ "SHAFT";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION";


PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC ~ "DO THAT STUFF";


Robert Parker ~ 89 ~ American 1960's R&B singer ("Barefootin'")

ROBERT PARKER ~ "BAREFOOTIN'";


ROBERT PARKER ~ "LET'S GO BABY (WHERE THE ACTION IS)";


Willie Wright ~ 80 ~ American R&R singer

WILLIE WRIGHT ~ "AIN'T NO SUNSHINE";


Roy C Hammond ~ 81 ~ American R&B singer from the 1960's & 70's ("Shotgun Wedding","Impeach The President")

ROY C & THE HONEYDRIPPERS:

Big George Brock ~ 87 ~ Mississippi Blues singer/harmonica player, club owner and boxer from the 1950's onward w/Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Albert King, Memphis Minnie, Ike & Tina Turner

BIG GEORGE BROCK ~ "BIG BOSS MAN";


BIG GEORGE BROCK ~ "GOT MY MOJO WORKING";


Charlie Baty ~ 67 ~ Blues guitarist with Little Charlie & The Nightcats from the 1970's-2000's also with Anson Funderberg, Duke Robillard, Kid Ramos, Kim Wilson

LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "THE BOOTY SONG (I LOVE TO WATCH YOU WALK AWAY)";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "DUMP THAT CHUMP";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "I'LL TAKE YOU BACK";


LITTLE CHARLIE & THE NIGHTCATS ~ "NIGHTCAT BOOGIE";