100 Greatest Male R&B/Soul Vocalists.
100 Greatest Male
R&B/Soul
Vocalists.
1. Jackie Wilson
2. Roy Hamilton
3. Clyde McPhatter
4. Sam Cooke
5. Marvin Gaye
6. Tony Williams (Platters)
7. Solomon Burke
8. Levi Stubbs (Four Tops)
9. Little Willie John
10. Al Green
11. Smokey Robinson
12. Luther Vandross
13. Ronald Isley (Isley Brothers)
14. Sam Moore (Sam & Dave)
15. Stevie Wonder
16. David Ruffin (Temptations)
17. Jerry Butler
18. Jesse Belvin
19. Michael Jackson
20. Teddy Pendergrass (Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes)
21. Aaron Neville
22. Eddie Kendricks (Temptations)
23. Wilson Pickett
24. Otis Redding
25. Little Richard
26. Ben E. King
27. Big Joe Turner
28. Nate Nelson (Flamingos)
29. Frankie Lymon
30. Usher
31. Johnny Moore (Drifters)
32. BeBe Winans
33. Willie Winfield (Harptones)
34. Donny Hathaway
35. Ray Charles
36. Wayna Morris (Boyz II Men)
37. Bobby Lester (Moonglows)
38. Howard Tate
39. Garnett Mimms
40. Johnny Carter (Dells)
41. Eddie Levert (O’Jays)
42. Billy Stewart
43. Maithe Marshall (Ravens)
44. Prince
45. Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire)
46. Jimmy Ricks (Ravens)
47. Sonny Til (Orioles)
48. James Carr
49. K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci)
50. Lou Rawls
51. Little Anthony
52. O.V. Wright
53. Marvin Junior (The Dells)
54. Phillipe Wynne (Spinners)
55. Hank Ballard (Midnighters)
56. Curtis Mayfield
57. Richard Berry
58. Eugene Mumford (Larks, Dominoes)
59. Bill Withers
60. William Howard (Dramatics)
61. “Pookie” Hudson (Spaniels)
62. Barry White
63. James Brown
64. Peabo Bryson
65. Bobby Marchan
66. Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men)
67. Gene Chandler
68. Rudy Lewis (Drifters)
69. Johnnie Taylor
70. Dennis Edwards (Temptations)
71. Johnny Adams
72. Jeffrey Osborne
73. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
74. Gene Allison
75. Russell Thompkins (Stylistics)
76. DeAngelo
77. Tevin Campbell
78. Walter Scott (Whispers)
79. Wallace Scott (Whispers)
80. Major Lance
81. James J.T. Taylor (Kool & The Gang)
82. Nolan Strong (Diablos)
83. Keith Sweat
84. Chuck Jackson
85. Rudy West (Five Keys)
86. Lionel Richie (Commodores)
87. Maxwell
88. Gerald Alston (Manhattans)
89. Frankie Beverly (Maze)
90. Sly Stone
91. Earl “Speedoo” Carroll (Cadillacs)
92. Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
93. Eugene Pitt (Jive Five)
94. R. Kelly
95. Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows)
96. Seal
97. Percy Sledge
98. Johnny Ace
99. Buddy Bailey (Clovers)
100. Johnny Tanner (The “5” Royales)
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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional).
Research Accomplishments:
The 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award. In 2020 He was also awarded The Actors Fund / Encore Award
On the web, he is the archivist and historian of Iforcolor.org and Black Theatre/African American Voices [Facebook] (theatre, music, and art). He has taught classes and workshops at SUNY Potsdam, Susquehanna University, Denison University, Randolph-Macon College, Macalester College, The College of Wooster, Ohio University, Wayne State University, and the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival).
Education
B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Ohio University.
