Top 50 Voices in Black Music History!

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kuskklassic
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edited February 2010 in R&B & Alternatives
These are the Top 50 Voices in Black History! Check out the list. let me know who should be added or deleted.

50. Toni Braxton
49. Erykah Badu
48. Lou Rawls
47. Sade
46. Maxwell
45. Mariah Carey
44. Issaac Hayes
43. Martha Reeves
42. Alicia Keys
41. Lauryn Hill
40. R.Kelly
39. Mahalia Jackson
38. Wilson Pickett
37. Frankie Beverly
36. Nina Simone
35. Tina Turner
34. Pattie Labelle
33. Eddie Kendricks
32. Chuck Berry
31. Mary J Blige
30. Anita Baker
29. Jackie Wilson
28. Curtis Mayfield
27. Bob Marley
26. Prince
25. Nat King Cole
24. Donny Hathaway
23. Gladyss Knight
22. Luther Vandross
21. Chaka Kahn
20. Ottis Redding
19. Barry White
18. Levi Stubbs
17. Diana Ross
16. Phillip Bailey
15. Ron Isley
14. Teddy Pendergrass
13. Michael Jackson
12. Whitney Houston
10. Al Green
9. David Ruffin
8. Smokie Robinson
7. Bille Holiday
6. Ray Charles
5. James Brown
4. Stevie Wonder
3. Sam Cooke
2. Aretha Franklin
1. Marvin Gaye
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  • kuskklassic
    kuskklassic Members Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2010
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    wow i have to fit Philyss Hyman in the line up some where. oh yea some of the best singers are apart of R&B groups and it was hard to seperate them from their groups but stars like Smokie, Diana, Phillip, & Ron are big enough in their own right to be recognised.
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  • Bodhi
    Bodhi Members Posts: 7,932 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2010
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    great list
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  • kuskklassic
    kuskklassic Members Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2010
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    Philyss Hyman, Roberta Flack, Minnie Rippleton? or what about gospel artist Yolanda Adams? what about Babyface, D'Angelo, & Raphael Saddiqq?? also artist Like Janet, Beyonce, Aaliyah, & Usher would have made the list if we were talking about Black Singers in Pop music. This list is based on more soulful driven artist in the genre's of R&B, Gospel,, Reggae, & Funk. Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, etc. could be apart of both list.
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  • DarcSkies777
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    Looks about right. Except for Maxwell being below A. Keys. Dont know how that happened.

    Kusk De' Angelo? Really? Beyonce and Aaliyah? Usher maybe but Beyonce dont give a damn who she swining her weave for. She's not exactly a voice of the black people she's just an entertainer period.
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  • kuskklassic
    kuskklassic Members Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2010
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    DarcSkies777 wrote: »
    Looks about right. Except for Maxwell being below A. Keys. Dont know how that happened.

    Kusk De' Angelo? Really? Beyonce and Aaliyah? Usher maybe but Beyonce dont give a damn who she swining her weave for. She's not exactly a voice of the black people she's just an entertainer period.

    as far as Bey, Usher, Janet, Aaliyah...i said that they WOULDNT make this list but maybe a list called like Top 50 Black Pop Singers. They arent soulful enough in my opinion to be considered some of the best voices in black music. as far as Black Pop songer, culture, and music go..they would mos def be top 50.
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