Contents

• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Introduction
• The Encyclopedia
• Barbara Acklin
• Arthur Alexander
• The Artistics
• The Astors
• The Bad Habits
• Razzy Bailey
• Lavern Baker
• Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
• The Band of Oz
• Darrell Banks
• Gene Barbour and the Cavaliers
• Chris Bartley
• Fontella Bass
• William Bell
• Archie Bell and the Drells
• The Blenders
• Bob and Earl
• Earl Bostic
• Calvin Boze
• Bradford & Bell
• Jan Bradley
• Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
• Buster Brown
• Maxine Brown
• Ruth Brown
• James Brown and the Famous Flames
• The Buckinghams
• Solomon Burke
• Jerry Butler
• Cannonball
• The Capitols
• The Cardinals
• Carl Carlton
• Clarence Carter
• The Catalinas
• The Chairmen of the Board
• Gene Chandler
• Bruce Channel
• The Checkers
• Dee Clark
• Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts
• Tony Clarke
• Judy Clay & William Bell
• The Clovers
• The Coasters
• The C.O.D.s
• Bob Collins and Fabulous Five
• The Commands
• Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
• The Corsairs
• Clifford Curry
• Tyrone Davis
• Otis Day and the Knights
• Bill Deal and the Rhondels
• Harry Deal and the Galaxies
• The Delfonics
• The Dells
• Varetta Dillard
• Floyd Dixon
• Ernie K. Doe
• Patti Drew
• The Drifters
• The Drivers
• The ­Du-Droppers
• Champion Jack Dupree
• Donnie Elbert
• The Elgins
• The Embers
• The Esquires
• Betty Everett
• The Falcons
• The Fantastic Shakers
• The Fantastics
• The Fiestas
• The Five ­Du-Tones
• The “5” Royales
• Eddie Floyd
• Frankie Ford
• The Formations
• The Foundations
• The Four Jacks
• The Four Tops
• Little Frankie
• The Friends of Distinction
• The Futures
• Don Gardner and Dee Ford
• Marvin Gaye
• Barbara George
• The Georgia Prophets
• Jim Gilstrap
• The Globetrotters
• Rosco Gordon
• The Happenings
• Harmonica Fats
• Peppermint Harris
• Wynonie Harris
• Wilbert Harrison
• Leon Haywood
• Bobby Hebb
• Eddie Holland
• The Impressions
• The Intrigues
• The Intruders
• The Isley Brothers
• Paul Jabara
• Chuck Jackson
• Deon Jackson
• J.J. Jackson
• Millie Jackson
• Etta James
• Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
• Janice
• Jay and the Techniques
• Jewell and the Rubies
• The Jewels
• The Jive Five
• Little Willie John
• Robert John
• Ben E. King
• The King Pins
• Robert Knight
• Gladys Knight and the Pips
• Bob Kuban and the ­In-Men
• The Lamplighters
• Major Lance
• Barbara Lewis
• Jimmy Liggins
• The Love Committee
• Carrie Lucas
• Barbara Lynn
• The Magic Lanterns
• The Main Ingredient
• The Manhattans
• Martha and the Vandellas
• The Marvelettes
• Cash McCall
• Gene McDaniels
• Stick McGhee
• Clyde McPhatter
• Mel and Tim
• Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
• Bob Meyer and the Rivieras
• Amos Milburn
• Percy Milem
• Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters
• The MOB
• The Monzas
• Jackie Moore
• Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces
• New York City
• Billy Ocean
• Lenny ­O’Henry
• The ­O’Jays
• The ­O’Kaysions
• Patty & the Emblems
• Freda Payne
• Teddy Pendergrass
• The Penguins
• The Platters
• The Poets
• Tower of Power
• Lloyd Price
• Louis Prima and Keely Smith
• James & Bobby Purify
• The Radiants
• Lou Rawls
• Jimmy Ricks and the Ravens
• John Roberts
• Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
• Rose Colored Glass
• Jackie Ross
• Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
• David Ruffin
• Jimmy Ruffin
• The Sandpebbles
• The Sanford Townsend Band
• The Sapphires
• Boz Scaggs
• Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson
• Shades of Blue
• The Showmen
• The Skyliners
• Percy Sledge
• Soul Inc.
• The Spaniels
• Benny Spellman
• The Spinners
• The Spiral Starecase
• Edwin Starr
• Billy Stewart
• Sunny and Phyllis
• The Supremes
• The Swallows
• The Swingin’ Medallions
• The Tams
• Tavares
• Gloria Taylor
• Willie Tee
• The Tempests
• The Temptations
• The Trammps
• Doris Troy
• Big Joe Turner
• The Tymes
• The Van Dykes
• The Videos
• Jr. Walker & the All Stars
• Billy Ward and the Dominoes
• Dionne Warwick
• Dinah Washington
• Mary Wells
• The Whispers
• Wild Cherry
• Lenny Williams
• Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
• Jackie Wilson
• The Winstons
• Robert Winters and Fall
• Brenton Wood
• Works Cited
• Index