Classic R&B
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The growling Big Mama only
had one hit, 1953's "Hound
Dog," but she would
influence a generation of
bluesy soul sirens.
Big Maybelle was one of the
most popular R&B/blues
shouters of the 1950s. Her
voice was as big as the
world. Her star faded in t...
Renowned composer for
more celebrated singers
such as Wilson Pickett and
Otis Redding, he charted 12
times as a performer.
A charismatic and
sometimes raunchy R&B
frontman, Ballard had an
upbeat, rambunctious
gospel singing style. Ballar...
This '60s duo may not have
found marital bliss, but they
rocked R&B and rock with a
nearly unmatched ferocity.
Tina's original name is An...
Jackie Wilson was one of
the premier black vocalists
and performers of the late
'50s and the '60s. No other
singer of his generation s...
Before committing suicide
in 1954, up-and-comer
Johnny Ace loaned his
sweet vocals to several R&B
floor-burners.
Recording for Specialty
Records in the early '50s,
Percy Mayfield went on to
be a hit songwriter for Ray
Charles.
This national treasure has
combined Gospel with the
best of secular music to
help give birth to soul, rock
and hard bop. Charles' sil...
All-around entertainer and
DJ Thomas had a string of
dance hits in the '60s and
'70s including, yes, "Do the
Funky Chicken."
Ruth Brown is best known
for her sultry vocal style,
which got more seductive
with each passing year.
Acknowledging her phen...
Despite a revolving door
line-up, the Drifters'
magnificent vocal strengths
carried their career from
the '50s into the '60s. Atla...
Originally a gospel quintet,
their high-energy songs
morphed into raunchy R&B
and led to a slew of hits in
the 1950s.
After a tumultuous
relationship, which Tina
Turner has described as
being marked by physical
and emotional abuse (clai...
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