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";


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";


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";


George Freeman ~ 97 ~ American Jazz & Funk guitarist w/Gene Ammons

GEORGE FREEMAN & GENE AMMONS ~ "JUNGLE STRUT";


Chuck Mangione ~ 84 ~ American flugelhornist, composer ("Feels So Good") and actor

CHUCK MANGIONE ~ "FEELS SO GOOD";


CHUCK MANGINONE ~ "GIE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT";


CLEO LAINE ~ 97 ~ English Jazz singer

CLEO LAINE ~ "IT DON'T MEAN A THING";


CLEO LAINE ~ "CRAZY RYTHM";


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";


Junior Byles ~ 77 ~ Jamaican Reggae singer

JUNIOR BYLES ~ "CURLY LOCKS";


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";


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

GROVE B CHILL ~ "HIP HOP MUSIC";



Abdoulaye Diabaté - 65 - Senegalese Jazz pianist w/Kora Jazz Trio

THE KORA JAZZ TRIO ~ "DJANFFA";


Lillian Boutté ~ 75 ~ New Orleans Jazz singer

LILLIAN BOUTTE ~ "DOWN IN TONKY TONK TOWN";

Some Blues, Gospel, R&B & Soul Figures

Bernice Johnson Reagon - 81 - Singer with American Folk/Blues/Gospel groups The Freedom Singers & Sweet Honey in the Rock

THE FREEDOM SINGERS ~ "WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED";


SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK ~ "MOTHERLESS CHILD";


SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK ~ "PEACE";


Ella Jenkins ~ 100 - American Blues & Folk singer/songwriter

ELLA JENKINS ~ "WADE IN THE WATER";


Barbara Dane - 97 - American Folk & Blues singer and activist, co-founder of Paredon Records

BARBARA DANE w/LOUIS ARMSTRONG & GENE KRUPA ~ "OLD FASHONED LOVE"


BARBARA DANE ~ "CARELESS LOVE";


Rodessa Barrett Porter - 94 - American gospel singer w/The Barrett Sisters

THE BARRETT SISTERS ~ "YOU'LL NEER WALK ALONE";


Clarence Frogman Henry ~ 87 ~ American 1950's & 60's R&B singer "I Ain't Got No Home")

CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY ~ "I AN'T GOT NO HOME";


CLARENCE FROGMAN HENRY ~ "I DON'T KNOW WHY I LOVE YOU BUT I DO";


Sugar Pie DeSanto - 89 - American 1960's R&B singer, cousin of Etta James

SUGAR PIE DESANTO w/BUDDY GUY & WILLIE DIXON ~ "ROCK ME BABY";


SUGAR PIE DESANTO w/BUDDY GUY & WILLIE DIXON ~ "BABY WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO";


Don Nix - 83 - Memphis guitarist & sax player with R&B band The Mar-Keys and songwriter w/Leon Russell, John Mayall, Freddie King, Gerry Lewis & Playboys

THE MAR-KAYS ~ "LAST NIGHT";


Duke Fakir - 88 - Singer with the Four Tops ("Reach Out I'll Be There", "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch", "Same Old Song", "Baby I Need Your Lovin")

THE FOUR TOPS ~ "REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE";


THE FOUR TOPS ~ "I CAN'T HELP MYSELF";


THE FOUR TOPS ~ "IT'S THE SAME OLD SONG";


THE FOUR TOPS ~ "BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING";


Marlena Shaw - 81 - American R&B and Jazz singer ("It's Better than Walking Out", "California Soul")

MARLENA SHAW ~ "WADE IN THE WATER";


MARLENA SHAW ~ "CALIFORNIA SOUL"


Frank Farian - 82 - German singer, songwriter w/Boney M ("Rasputin") and record producer with R&B groups Boney M and Milli Vanilli

BONEY M ~ "RASPUTIN";


BONEY M ~ "RIVERS OF BABYLON";


Henry Fambrough - 85 - 1970's Soul singer with The Spinners ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love", "Ghetto Bride", "I Never Knew Love Before", "Rubberband Man")

THE SPINNERS ~ "RUBBERBAND BAND";


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


THE SPINNERS ~ "COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE";


Pooch Tavares - 81 - Singer with American 1970's R&B band Tavares ("Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", "More Than A Woman")

TAVARES ~ "HEAEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL";


TAVARES ~ "MORE THAN A WOMAN";


Harry Williams - 80 - Singer with 1970's Funk & R&B band Bloodstone

BLOODSTONE ~ "NATURAL HIGH";


BLOODSTONE ~ "OUTSIDE WOMAN";


Diva Gray - 72 - Singer with 1970's Soul & Funk groups Chic and Change

CHIC ~ "LE FREAK";


CHIC ~ "DANCE DANCE DANCE";


Tito Jackson - 72 - Member of the Jackson Five, brother of Michael & Janet Jackson

THE JACKSON FIVE ~ "ABC";


THE JACKSON FIVE ~ "DANCING MACHINE";


THE JACKSON FIVE ~ "THE LOVE YOU SAVE";


Frankie Beverly - 77 - Singer with American 1970's & 80's R&B band Maze ("Before I Let Go", "Back in Stride")

MAZE ~ "BACK IN STRIDE AGAIN";


Cissy Houston - 91 - American Grammy winning Gospel & Soul singer w/The Sweet Inspirations and actress, mother of Whitney Houston

CISSY HOUSTON ~ "YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND";


CISSY HOUSTON w/WHITNEY HOUSTON and BEBE & CECE WINNANS ~ "PEACE IN THE VALLEY";


CISSY HOUSTON ~ "I DO DON'T YOU";


Donald Kinsey - 70 - American Blues guitarist and singer (The Kinsey Report, Albert King, Roy Buchanan, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley & the Wailers)

THE KINSEY REPORT ~ "BAD SITUATION" & "SHUFFLE JAM";


WC Clark ~ 84 ~ Austin, Texas Blues singer/guitarist ("Cold Shot")

WC CLARK ~ "HEART OF GOLD";


WC CLARK ~ "COLD SHOT";


Jimmy James - 84 - British-Jamaican singer ("Now Is the Time", "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me")

JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS ~ "NOW IS THE TIME";


JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS ~ "I'LL GO WHERE THE MUSIC TAKES ME";


Evelyn Thomas - 70 - American 1980's R&B singer ("High Energy")

EVELYN THOMAS ~ "HIGH ENERGY";


Brother Marquis - 58 - American rapper w/2 Live Crew

2 LIVE CREW ~ "ME SO HORNY";


2 LIVE CREW ~ "BANNED IN THE USA";