Soul

  • Rudy Lewis

    Rudy Lewis was an American rhythm and blues singer known for his work with the Drifters. In 1988, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

  • Patti LaBelle

    Patricia Louise Holte, known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She is also known as the “Godmother of Soul”. LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s…

  • Gladys Knight

    Gladys Maria Knight is an American singer and actress. Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald…

  • Jean Knight

    Jean Audrey Knight was an American R&B and soul singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Launching her professional career in the mid-1960s, Knight was best known for her 1971 hit single “Mr. Big…

  • Ben E. King

    Benjamin Earl King was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, singing the…

  • Eddie Kendricks

    Edward James Kendrick, better known as Eddie Kendricks, was an American tenor singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was…