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Maxine Brown Maxine Ella Brown born August 18, 1935 in Kingtree, South Carolina is an African American Soul Singer. Maxine Brown began singing as a child, performing with two New York based Gospel groups called the Angelairs and the Royaltones when she was a teenager. Read the Full Story

Millie Jackson Mildred "Millie" Jackson born July 15 is an American R&B Soul Singer. Three of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies. Her vocal performances are often distinguished by long, humorous, and explicit spoken sections in her music, which she started doing on stage to get the attention of the audience. Read the Full Story

Bobby 'Blue' Bland The Legendary Bobby "Blue" Bland was born January 27, 1930, Rosemark, Tennessee. In 1947 he moved to Memphis with his mother and began his career, first as a singer in the gospel group the Miniatures, then in the loosely knit blues group the Beale Streeters Read the Full Story

Milton Hopkins Milton Roosevelt Hopkins was born in Houston's Fifth Ward on January 30, 1934. His first musical influence was a local gospel quartet, in particular, and numerous bands in his neighborhood in Trinity Gardens. Read the Full Story

Benjamin Latimore Benjamin "Benny" Latimore, Born September 7, 1939 Charleston, Tennessee, is a Icon, known professionally simply as Latimore, an American R&B Soul Blues Singer, songwriter and pianist. Read the Full Story

Mable John Soul Blues Singer Mable John was born on November 3, 1930 in Bastrop, Louisiana to Mertis and Lillian John. As the eldest of ten children, John began singing with her siblings as a child, putting on programs and singing traditional Gospel tunes while her mother played the guitar. Read the Full Story