Table of Contents Preface 1 Introduction 5 The Encyclopedia 15 Barbara Acklin 15 Arthur Alexander 16 The Artistics 18 The Astors 19 The Bad Habits 20 Razzy Bailey 21 Lavern Baker 22 Hank Ballard and the Midnighters 23 The Band of Oz 25 Darrell Banks 26 Gene Barbour and the Cavaliers 27 Chris Bartley 29 Fontella Bass 30 William Bell 31 Archie Bell and the Drells 33 The Blenders 34 Bob and Earl 35 Earl Bostic 36 Calvin Boze 37 Bradford & Bell 38 Jan Bradley 39 Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats 41 Buster Brown 42 Maxine Brown 43 Ruth Brown 45 James Brown and the Famous Flames 47 The Buckinghams 48 Solomon Burke 49 Jerry Butler 50 Cannonball 52 The Capitols 53 The Cardinals 54 Carl Carlton 55 Clarence Carter 56 The Catalinas 57 The Chairmen of the Board 59 Gene Chandler 61 Bruce Channel 63 The Checkers 64 Dee Clark 65 Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts 66 Tony Clarke 67 Judy Clay & William Bell 69 The Clovers 70 The Coasters 72 The C.O.D.s 73 Bob Collins and Fabulous Five 74 The Commands 75 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose 76 The Corsairs 78 Clifford Curry 79 Tyrone Davis 81 Otis Day and the Knights 81 Bill Deal and the Rhondels 82 Harry Deal and the Galaxies 84 The Delfonics 84 The Dells 85 Varetta Dillard 87 Floyd Dixon 88 Ernie K. Doe 89 Patti Drew 90 The Drifters 92 The Drivers 95 The ­Du-Droppers 96 Champion Jack Dupree 97 Donnie Elbert 98 The Elgins 100 The Embers 101 The Esquires 103 Betty Everett 104 The Falcons 105 The Fantastic Shakers 107 The Fantastics 108 The Fiestas 109 The Five ­Du-Tones 110 The "5" Royales 111 Eddie Floyd 112 Frankie Ford 113 The Formations 114 The Foundations 115 The Four Jacks 116 The Four Tops 117 Little Frankie 119 The Friends of Distinction 121 The Futures 123 Don Gardner and Dee Ford 124 Marvin Gaye 125 Barbara George 126 The Georgia Prophets 128 Jim Gilstrap 131 The Globetrotters 132 Rosco Gordon 133 The Happenings 134 Harmonica Fats 135 Peppermint Harris 136 Wynonie Harris 137 Wilbert Harrison 138 Leon Haywood 140 Bobby Hebb 141 Eddie Holland 142 The Impressions 143 The Intrigues 144 The Intruders 145 The Isley Brothers 146 Paul Jabara 148 Chuck Jackson 149 Deon Jackson 150 J.J. Jackson 151 Millie Jackson 151 Etta James 153 Jimmy James and the Vagabonds 154 Janice 155 Jay and the Techniques 156 Jewell and the Rubies 158 The Jewels 159 The Jive Five 161 Little Willie John 162 Robert John 163 Ben E. King 164 The King Pins 166 Robert Knight 166 Gladys Knight and the Pips 168 Bob Kuban and the ­In-Men 169 The Lamplighters 171 Major Lance 172 Barbara Lewis 173 Jimmy Liggins 174 The Love Committee 175 Carrie Lucas 176 Barbara Lynn 177 The Magic Lanterns 178 The Main Ingredient 179 The Manhattans 180 Martha and the Vandellas 182 The Marvelettes 183 Cash McCall 185 Gene McDaniels 186 Stick McGhee 187 Clyde McPhatter 188 Mel and Tim 189 Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes 190 Bob Meyer and the Rivieras 191 Amos Milburn 192 Percy Milem 194 Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters 195 The MOB 196 The Monzas 198 Jackie Moore 200 Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces 201 New York City 202 Billy Ocean 204 Lenny ­O''Henry 205 The ­O''Jays 206 The ­O''Kaysions 207 Patty & the Emblems 209 Freda Payne 210 Teddy Pendergrass 211 The Penguins 212 The Platters 213 The Poets 215 Tower of Power 216 Lloyd Price 218 Louis Prima and Keely Smith 219 James & Bobby Purify 220 The Radiants 221 Lou Rawls 223 Jimmy Ricks and the Ravens 224 John Roberts 225 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 226 Rose Colored Glass 227 Jackie Ross 229 Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye 230 David Ruffin 231 Jimmy Ruffin 233 The Sandpebbles 234 The Sanford Townsend Band 235 The Sapphires 236 Boz Scaggs 237 Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson 238 Shades of Blue 240 The Showmen 241 The Skyliners 242 Percy Sledge 243 Soul Inc.

244 The Spaniels 246 Benny Spellman 247 The Spinners 248 The Spiral Starecase 252 Edwin Starr 253 Billy Stewart 254 Sunny and Phyllis 256 The Supremes 258 The Swallows 259 The Swingin'' Medallions 261 The Tams 262 Tavares 266 Gloria Taylor 267 Willie Tee 268 The Tempests 269 The Temptations 270 The Trammps 272 Doris Troy 273 Big Joe Turner 274 The Tymes 276 The Van Dykes 278 The Videos 279 Jr. Walker & the All Stars 280 Billy Ward and the Dominoes 281 Dionne Warwick 283 Dinah Washington 284 Mary Wells 285 The Whispers 287 Wild Cherry 288 Lenny Williams 290 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs 291 Jackie Wilson 292 The Winstons 294 Robert Winters and Fall 295 Brenton Wood 296 Works Cited 299 Index 305.