http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=58&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody OnlineClassic R&Ben720Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:09:10 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=58&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:41 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61768 art.61768 Ray Charles art.61768 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61768&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4725&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:52 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4725 art.4725 The Isley Brothers art.4725 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4725&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4725&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss 3 + 3 era the Isleys benefited from the addition of a couple more brothers to the backing band: bassist Marvin and fiery guitar player Ernie (plus a brother-in-law on keyboards). Some of their best work can be found on the album Brother, Brother, Brother, but the seminal "Footsteps in the Dark" is not to be missed either. Among other accomplishments, they toured with a young guitarist named Jimmy James (later known as Jimi Hendrix -- his work can be heard on the single "Testify"). From Doo-Wop songs to Soul tracks, Funk grooves to Disco beats, the Isley Brothers have always remembered how to inject a memorable melody into every number they record. - Jessy Terry]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38470&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:10 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.38470 art.38470 James Brown art.38470 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38470&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.38470&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63588&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:03 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63588 art.63588 Tina Turner art.63588 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63588&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63588&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss
Anna Mae Bullock grew up in Nutbush, Tennessee, the daughter of a black overseer and church deacon father and a part-Native American mother. When she was three, her parents moved away to find better work; grandparents essentially raised Turner and her older sister. Eventually her parents divorced and her mother settled in St. Louis, where Turner moved during high school. It was there that she met Ike Turner at the Club Manhattan. (Her early years with Ike are recounted in that entry.)

Turner had made two solo albums while with Ike. Acid Queen (Number 155, 1975) was named after her memorable role in Ken Russell's film Tommy. After leaving Ike in 1976 (they divorced in 1978), Turner got a few bookings but at one point was forced to live on food stamps. A Buddhist since the early '70s, Turner persevered. She recorded two unsuccessful late-'70s albums that were heavy on covers of all genres (from "The Bitch Is Back" to the syrupy "Sometimes When We Touch"). Prior to that, she had placed a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" on the R&B chart, at Number 61, in 1975. Turner's comeback began in earnest in 1981, when the Rolling Stones offered her a few opening spots on their U.S. tour. Around that time she also opened some shows for Rod Stewart and toured the world. In 1983 she landed a solo deal and by year's end had a U.K. hit with her steamy cover of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" (Number Six U.K.). Her U.S. breakthrough came with Private Dancer (Number 3, 1984), an 11-million-selling international smash that included "Let's Stay Together" (Number 26 pop, Number Three R&B, 1984), "What's Love Got to Do With It" (Number One pop, Number Two R&B, 1984), "Better Be Good to Me" (Number Five pop, Number Six R&B, 1984), and "Private Dancer" (Number Seven pop, Number Three R&B, 1985). Her next two nonalbum songs were from the Mel Gibson film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), in which Turner costarred as Auntie Entity: "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" (Number Two pop, Number Three R&B, 1985) and "One of the Living" (Number 15 pop, Number 41 R&B, 1985). Turner swept the Grammys in 1984, with "What's Love Got to Do With It" winning Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Better Be Good to Me" taking Best Rock Vocal Performance. "What's Love" was also recognized as Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The following year "One of the Living" won Best Female Rock Performance.

Break Every Rule (Number 4, 1986), another platinum release, included "Typical Male" (Number Two pop, Number Three R&B, 1986), "Two People" (Number 30 pop, Number 18 R&B, 1986), and "What You Get Is What You See" (Number 13, 1987). In late 1985 she released a live duet with Bryan Adams, "It's Only Love," which went to Number 15. Turner, long legendary for her live shows, toured tirelessly. She has always been especially popular in Europe and in England, where Tina Live in Europe went to Number Eight as opposed to Number 86 in the United States. Despite the relatively disappointing chart showing, Live in Europe earned Turner a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy. She duetted with Mick Jagger at Live Aid in 1985 and is a favorite of British rock stars. Her international tours broke records in many cities. In 1986 Turner took home the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy for "Back Where You Started."

In 1986 she published her bestselling autobiography, I, Tina (cowritten with Kurt Loder), in which she maintained that Ike had been abusing her since the '60s. Her litany of his crimes against her include hitting her, pouring hot coffee on her face, burning her lip with a lighted cigarette, and forcing her to perform while ill and pregnant. She also wrote that she had attempted suicide in 1968. In 1989 came Turner's first album of new material in over three years, Foreign Affair (Number 31, 1989). Its singles included "The Best" (Number 15, 1989), with a sax solo by Edgar Winter, and Tony Joe White's "Steamy Windows" (Number 39, 1990). While it was not her most successful album in the U.S., it outsold Private Dancer in the U.K. Also in 1989 Turner celebrated her 50th birthday with a star-studded party that included Mark Knopfler (who wrote "Private Dancer"), Eric Clapton, and other admirers. Turner and Rod Stewart's remake of the Marvin Gaye–Tammi Terrell hit "It Takes Two" went to Number Five in the U.K. in 1990. A year later, her greatest-hits package Simply the Best went to Number One in the U.K. but didn't clear the Hot 100 albums chart here. In 1992 Turner signed to Virgin.

Turner's autobiography was made into a hit feature film, What's Love Got to Do With It (1993); the soundtrack (Number 17, 1993) spawned the hit single "I Don't Wanna Fight" (Number Nine pop, Number 51 R&B, 1993), which was cowritten by Steve DuBerry and Lulu.

Dividing her time in the '90s between homes in Zurich, Switzerland, and the South of France, Turner, a Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist for many years, continues to record and tour. In 1996 she released Wildest Dreams (Number 61, 1996), a strong return to form (its 1997 tour was sponsored by Hanes hosiery, in tribute to Turner's famous legs), although only one of its singles, a remake of John Waits' "Missing You" (Number 84 pop, 1996) made the pop chart. R&B hit singles included "GoldenEye" (the theme from a James Bond thriller that was written for Turner by Bono and the Edge and produced by Nellee Hooper) (Number 89 R&B, 1995), "Something Beautiful Remains" (Number 34 R&B, 1996), and the title track, which featured Barry White (Number 34 R&B). Twenty Four Seven (Number 21 pop, Number 29 R&B, 2000) entered the charts at Number 21, the highest chart debut position of her career. In 2000, past age 60, she launched the Twenty Four Seven Tour, which she announced would be her last stadium run. In 2008, she came back to again tour the world.

from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001) ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61021&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:44 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61021 art.61021 The Drifters art.61021 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61021&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61021&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61764&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:21 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61764 art.61764 Aaron Neville art.61764 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61764&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61764&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43794&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:28 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43794 art.43794 Dr. John art.43794 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43794&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43794&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61026&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:25 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61026 art.61026 Fats Domino art.61026 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61026&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61026&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss
Born into a musical family, Antoine Domino began playing piano at nine and a year later was playing for pennies in honky-tonks like the Hideaway Club, where bandleader Bill Diamond accurately nicknamed him Fats. At 14 Domino quit school to work in a bedspring factory so he could play the bars at night. Soon he was playing alongside such New Orleans legends as Professor Longhair and Amos Milburn. He also heard the stride and boogie-woogie piano techniques of Fats Waller and Albert Ammons. He mastered the classic New Orleans R&B piano style — easy-rolling left-hand patterns anchoring right-hand arpeggios. By age 20 he was married and a father, had survived a near-fatal car crash, and had almost lost his hand in a factory accident.

In the mid-1940s Domino joined trumpeter Dave Bartholomew's band. It was soon apparent, however, that Domino was more than a sideman, and Bartholomew helped arrange his contract with Imperial and became his producer. Their first session in 1949 produced "The Fat Man," which eventually sold a million and whetted the national appetite for the "New Orleans sound." Bartholomew and Domino co-wrote most of Domino's material.

By the time the rock & roll boom began in the mid-1950s, Fats was already an established R&B hitmaker ("Goin' Home," 1952; "Going to the River," 1953), his records regularly selling between half a million and a million copies apiece. His pounding piano style was easily adapted to the nascent rock sound, although he proved less personally magnetic than contemporaries like Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, or Jerry Lee Lewis, all of whom recorded Domino material.

Domino's big breakthrough came in mid-1955, when the Top 10 "Ain't That a Shame" (quickly covered by Pat Boone and revived in the late-1970s by Cheap Trick) established his identity with white teenagers. For the next five years Domino struck solid gold with "I'm in Love Again" (Number Three), "Blueberry Hill" (Number Two), and "Blue Monday" (Number Five) in 1956; "I'm Walkin'" (Number Four, 1957); "Whole Lotta Loving" (Number Six, 1958); and many others. He eventually collected 23 gold singles. His last million-seller came in 1960 with "Walkin' to New Orleans." He left Imperial for ABC in 1963 and subsequently switched to Mercury, Warner Bros., Atlantic, and Broadmoor, all with less success.

In 1968 Domino revived public interest in his ongoing career with a rollicking cover of the Beatles' "Lady Madonna. The Beatles consistently sang the Fat Man's praises, noting that "Birthday" on The Beatles did little more than sort through the old Domino-Bartholomew bag of riffs and tricks. Through the mid-1970s Fats played six to eight months a year. In 1980 he performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Domino continues to tour sporadically. In 1993 he released his first major-label album in 25 years, Christmas Is a Special Day, to critical acclaim but middling sales. Domino was feared to be dead in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 (his mansion was in the middle of the devastated Ninth Ward), but he had been rescued by the Coast Guard via helicopter; the family had lost nearly everything in the storm. In early 2006 Domino released Alive and Kickin', a benefit CD for the local Tipitina's Foundation. ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61767&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:54:08 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61767 art.61767 The Meters art.61767 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61767&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61767&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss In the Right Place. Art Neville fronted the band, bringing his keyboard and occasional vocals to their mostly instrumental songs. On tracks such as "Sophisticated Cissy" and "Look-Ka Py Py," guitarist Leo Nocentelli and bassist George Porter provided raw unison lines and turned them into pristine models of Funk. Indeed, the Meters knew more about subtleties of rhythm and space than just about anyone. Driven by the slick grooves of drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, the Meters have been sampled by more hip-hop artists than anyone this side of James Brown. They can still be found touring together in different personnel arrangements, keeping crowds on their feet all night long. - Jessy Terry]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5809&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:38 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5809 art.5809 Little Richard art.5809 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5809&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5809&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4011&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Blues Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:24:58 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4011 art.4011 Bobby "Blue" Bland art.4011 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4011&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4011&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3085&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:26 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3085 art.3085 Ike and Tina Turner art.3085 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3085&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3085&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6768538&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:43 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6768538 art.6768538 Booker T. & The MGs art.6768538 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6768538&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6768538&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Abbey Road in its entirety showed they had a sense of humor. Surviving the untimely death of drummer Alan Jackson, Booker T., Steve Cropper, and Donald "Duck" Dunn continue with their prodigious output, dignity intact (save for that Blues Brothers 2000 debacle). - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1500&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Doo-Wop Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:52:47 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1500 art.1500 The Coasters art.1500 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1500&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1500&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2811&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:07:33 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2811 art.2811 Jackie Wilson art.2811 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2811&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2811&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss
Wilson grew up in a rough section of Detroit. In the late '40s, he lied about his age, entered the Golden Gloves, and won in his division. He later quit at his mother's request. He had sung throughout his childhood, and after high school, he began performing in local clubs. He was discovered by Johnny Otis at a talent show in 1951. In 1953 Wilson successfully auditioned for Billy Ward and His Dominoes, replacing Clyde McPhatter, who had left and formed the Drifters. Wilson sang lead on "St. Therese of the Roses," the group's second pop Top 20 hit in 1956.

Later that same year Wilson went solo, signing with Brunswick Records. His first single, the sassy "'Reet Petite" (Number 62 pop, Number 11 R&B), written by his friend Berry Gordy Jr., appeared in 1957. In 1958 Wilson began making his mark with "To Be Loved" (Number 22 pop, Number 11 R&B) and "Lonely Teardrops" (Number Seven pop, Number One R&B), two more Gordy tunes. He hit his commercial stride in 1959 with "That's Why (I Love You So)" (Number 13 pop, Number Two R&B), "I'll Be Satisfied" (Number 20 pop, Number Six R&B), "You Better Know It" (Number 37 pop, Number One R&B), and "Talk That Talk" (Number 34 pop, Number Three R&B). His success continued in 1960 with "Night" b/w "Doggin' Around" (Number Four pop, Number One R&B), "All My Love," and "Am I the Man" b/w "Alone at Last" (Number Eight pop, Number 10 R&B). His stage show was as athletic as James Brown's, and the sexual hysteria surrounding was unparalleled. In 1961 he was shot and seriously wounded by a female fan in his New York apartment. That year he hit big with "My Empty Arms" (Number Nine pop, Number 10 R&B).

With the exception of the frenzied "Baby Workout" (Number Five pop, Number One R&B) in 1963, Wilson's next few years yielded few hits. Then in 1966 he was matched with veteran producer Carl Davis, with whom he scored two hits: "Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" (Number 11 pop, Number Five R&B) and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" (Number Six pop, Number One R&B). Unfortunately, these were Wilson's last great recordings, although he continued to chart singles as a pop-style crooner through 1972. By 1975 he was playing the oldies circuit. On September 25, 1975, at a Dick Clark revue in the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, he suffered a heart attack onstage while singing "Lonely Teardrops," and was hospitalized and in a coma from which he emerged with significant brain damage. Eight years after the heart attack, Wilson died. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (Simon & Schuster, 2001) ]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6171&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Funk Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:39:29 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6171 art.6171 The Bar-Kays art.6171 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6171&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6171&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Breakin' soundtrack rocks the house. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4738&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:19 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4738 art.4738 Brook Benton art.4738 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4738&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4738&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4267&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:55 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4267 art.4267 Edwin Starr art.4267 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4267&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4267&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8474&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:29 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8474 art.8474 Billy Paul art.8474 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8474&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8474&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, which spawned the hugely successful single "Me and Mrs. Jones." He continued to release excellent material throughout the '70s, with help from Philly songwriting/production gurus Gamble and Huff. Blurring the lines between jazz, funk, blues and R&B (and later disco), his albums continued to sell well, earning him an international fan base and multiple Grammys. His output slowed in the '80s, and he announced his retirement in 1989. Since then, he has reemerged and toured extensively around the world. He released the concert album Live: World Tour in 2000, and in 2003 he received $500,000 in unpaid royalties for "Me and Mrs. Jones." - Brolin Winning]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.207&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:27 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.207 art.207 The Neville Brothers art.207 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.207&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.207&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Yellow Moon (1989) became a crossover hit. Each family member brings a separate strength to the band's sound, showing the richness of New Orleans culture. Their songs are full of Funk grooves, R&B guitar licks, jazz saxophones, and soulful vocals, and though Aaron's dynamic, quivering voice has made him the group's breakout star, each member gets his deserved moment in the spotlight. Lately they've dropped some of their Worldbeat flourishes and returned to a more traditional Big Easy sound, only to find that the public has deserted them. Since they still brew the tastiest music around, this is simply due to the public's negligence. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4132&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Doo-Wop Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:52:49 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4132 art.4132 Little Anthony and the Imperials art.4132 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4132&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4132&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3411&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Adult Contemporary Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:20:26 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3411 art.3411 El DeBarge art.3411 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3411&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3411&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2742&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:22 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2742 art.2742 Lloyd Price art.2742 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2742&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2742&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2978&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:24 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2978 art.2978 Irma Thomas art.2978 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2978&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2978&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3174&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:19:45 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3174 art.3174 Esther Phillips art.3174 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3174&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3174&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5352&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Southern Rock Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:57 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5352 art.5352 Duane Allman art.5352 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5352&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5352&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1186&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Teen Beat Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:13:45 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1186 art.1186 The Jets art.1186 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1186&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1186&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3754&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:43 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3754 art.3754 Allen Toussaint art.3754 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3754&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3754&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.371&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Country Soul Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:44 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.371 art.371 Tony Joe White art.371 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.371&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.371&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2858&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Urban Blues Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:31 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2858 art.2858 Little Milton art.2858 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2858&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2858&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1942&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:58 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1942 art.1942 Junior Walker art.1942 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1942&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1942&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6340&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:34 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6340 art.6340 Eddie Floyd art.6340 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6340&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6340&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42054&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans Blues Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:41:15 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.42054 art.42054 Professor Longhair art.42054 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42054&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.42054&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss thing about New Orleans: good music, good times, and the sleazier the better. With an infectious love of his craft, he effortlessly kept in check a sound that was always on the brink of disaster. Unutterably charming, and transcendently cool. - Mike McGuirk]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2477&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:41:08 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2477 art.2477 George McCrae art.2477 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2477&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2477&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62123&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:52:47 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62123 art.62123 Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers art.62123 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62123&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62123&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68409&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:18 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68409 art.68409 Ruth Brown art.68409 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68409&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68409&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Hairspray. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6877792&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Tue, 6 Oct 2009 09:54:04 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6877792 art.6877792 Urban Mystic art.6877792 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6877792&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6877792&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43247&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:47 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43247 art.43247 Screamin' Jay Hawkins art.43247 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43247&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43247&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1502&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Motown Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:49:13 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1502 art.1502 The Contours art.1502 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1502&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1502&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.24001&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:07:57 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.24001 art.24001 Michael Henderson (Pop) art.24001 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.24001&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.24001&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1472&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:46 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1472 art.1472 The Clovers art.1472 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1472&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1472&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.64985&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Soul Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:09 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.64985 art.64985 General Johnson & Chairmen Of The Board art.64985 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.64985&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.64985&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44736&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss '50s Rock 'n' Roll Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:49:46 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44736 art.44736 Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs art.44736 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44736&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44736&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11889&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Classic R&B Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:19 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11889 art.11889 Jean Knight art.11889 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11889&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11889&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44168&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Blues Jazz Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:33 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.44168 art.44168 King Curtis art.44168 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44168&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44168&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Imagine, for instance -- until he was murdered outside his New York apartment in 1971. - Jon Pruett]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11802&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Gospel Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:19 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11802 art.11802 The Swan Silvertones art.11802 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11802&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11802&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43019&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Chicago Blues Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:58:46 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.43019 art.43019 Jimmy Rogers art.43019 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43019&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.43019&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3192&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:12 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3192 art.3192 Clarence "Frogman" Henry art.3192 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3192&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3192&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4016&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss New Orleans R&B Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:08:45 -0700 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4016 art.4016 Bobby Charles art.4016 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4016&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4016&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4261&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss Texas Blues Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:55:21 -0800 Top Classic R&B Artists on Rhapsody Online art.4261 art.4261 Big Mama Thornton art.4261 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4261&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4261&variant=data&rws=%2Fsoul-r-b%2Fclassic-r-b%2Fartist-chart.rss