Occupation-Entertainers-Rhythm and Blues Singers
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (1962- )
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a soul and funk band that was best known for...
Xscape (1992- )
Xscape is a female R&B group from Atlanta, Georgia. The group includes Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, Kandi Burrus, LaTocha Scott, and...
Tevin Campbell (1976- )
Rhythm and Blues singer Tevin Jermod Campbell was born on November 12, 1976, in Waxahachie, Texas, to Rhonda Byrd, a...
Jean Knight (1943- )
R&B/ funk singer Jean Caliste was born on January 26, 1943, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and adopted the professional name...
Deon Jackson (1946-2014)
R&B singer Deon Jackson was born on January 26, 1946, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He played the Clarinet and performed...
Montell Jordan (1968- )
New Jack-Swing R&B singer Montell Du’Sean Barnett Jordan was born on December 3, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, and reared...
Betty Everett (1939-2001)
Pianist/ R&B singer Betty Everett was born on November 23, 1939, in Greenwood, Mississippi. Her early education began in 1945...
Billy Paul (1934-2016)
Billy Paul, a major artist of the Philadelphia Soul Sound, was born Paul Williams in North Philadelphia on December 1,...
The Andantes (1958-1992)
The Andantes were a female group used primarily for background vocals for the Motown record label. The group’s founding began...
