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 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";