Top 100 'Male' R&B/Soul Vocalists

I'm going to do a show soon featuring the top 100 'Male' R&B/Soul Vocalists soon, so i put this list together they are in no particular order but these are without a doubt some of the best singers ever.Hit me up and let me know what you think ,and who should be on or off the list.

1. Jackie Wilson 2. Sam Cooke 3. Clyde McPhatter 4. Marvin Gaye 5. Tony Williams (Platters)

6. Curtis Mayfield 7. Smokey Robinson 8. Al Green 9. Roy Hamilton10. Little Willie John

11. Solomon Burke 12. Ben E. King13. Otis Redding14. Luther Vandross15. Stevie Wonder

16. Sam Moore (Sam & Dave)17. Eddie Kendricks (Temptations)18. Levi Stubbs (Four Tops)19. James Carr 20. Bobby Blue Bland21. Brook Benton22. Jesse Belvin23. Little Anthony

24. Willie Winfield (Harptones)25. Nate Nelson (Flamingos) 26. Aaron Neville27. Big Joe Turner 28. David Ruffin29. Wilson Pickett30. Frankie Lymon31. Ray Charles32. Michael Jackson33. Little Richard 34. Ernie Warren (Cardinals)35. Jerry Butler36. Mel Carter

37. Donny Hathaway38. Bobby Lester (Moonglows)39. Hank Ballard

40. Ronald Isley (Isley Brothers)41. Harvey Fuqua (Moonglows)42. Billy Stewart

43. Maithe Marshall (Ravens)44. Johnny Moore (Drifters)45. Bobby Hendricks 46. Doby Gray47. Jimmy Ricks (Ravens)48. Sonny Til (Orioles)49. O.V. Wright50. Garnett Mimms
51. Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire)52. Bill Withers53. Peabo Bryson54. Screamin' Jay Hawkins55. James Brown56. Clarence Carter57. Teddy Pendergrass58. Eugene Mumford (Larks, Dominoes)59. Johnny Ace 60. Bootsy Collins61. "Pookie" Hudson (Spaniels)62. Gene Chandler63. Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)64. Chuck Willis 65. James Ingram66. Barry White67. Prince68. Rudy Lewis (Drifters)69. Jeffrey Osborne70. Lou Rawls71. Jewel Akens72. Major Lance73. Joe Tex74. Bobby Hebb75. Tommy Braden (Four Blazes)76. Nickolas Ashford (Ashford & Simpson)77. William Bell78. Walter Scott (Whispers)79. Wallace Scott (Whispers)80. Norman "General" Johnson (The Showmen)81. Jackie Rue (Jackie & the Starliters)82. Nolan Strong (Diablos)83. Phillipe Wynne (Spinners)84. Chuck Jackson85. Harold Melvin (Harold Melvin & Blue Notes)86. Lionel Richie (Commodores)87. R. Kelly88. Rudy West (Five Keys)89. Frankie Beverly (Maze)90. Marvin Junior (The Dells)91. Dennis Edwards (Temptations)92. Otis Williams (Charms)93. Eugene Pitt (Jive Five)94. Buddy Bailey (Clovers)95. Larry Graham96. Earl "Speedoo" Carroll (Cadillacs)97. Fats Domino98. K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci)99. Russell Thompkins (Stylistics)100. Johnny Tanner (The "5" Royales)
101. Percy Mayfield102. Brenton Wood103. Ray Parker Jr.104. Gary U.S. Bonds105. Jimmy McCracklin106. Luther Ingram107. Billy Paul108. Eddie Levert (O'Jays)109. Tyrone Davis110. Mel Walker111. Johnny Carter (Dells)112. Isaac Hayes113. Bobby Womack114. Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart115. Percy Sledge116. Lee Dorsey117. Gilbert Moorer (Esquires)118. Larry Williams119. Johnny Nash120. Otis Clay121. Arthur Alexander122. Sonny Turner (Platters)123. O. C. Smith124. Bobby Day
125. Bill Pinkney (Drifters)126. Willie Schofield (Falcons)127. James J .T. Taylor (Kool & The Gang)128. Merle Saunders129. Babyface130. Rick James131. Buddy Miles132. Billy Ocean133. Charlie Wilson (GAP Band)134. Dave Prater (Sam & Dave)135. El DeBarge136. James "Shep" Sheppard (Heartbeats)137. Joe Simon138. Cleve Duncan (Penguins)139. Eddie Floyd140. Leonard Lee (Shirley & Lee)141. Lloyd Price142. Bill Brown (Dominoes)143. Edwin Starr144. Carl Gardner (Coasters)145. Rufus Thomas146. King Floyd ......see ya soon ,don't forget tell a friend and tune in ...jamminsam

The Temptations "From The Beginning"

Around 1958, Otis Williams started a group called Otis Williams and the Siberians featuring Elbridge "Al" Bryant, James "PeeWee" Crawford, Arthur Walton, and Vernard Plain, as their lead singer. Early managers included Bill Williams & Milton Jenkins. Milton had rehearsal space where the met two groups. The Primes, from Birmingham, Alabama , Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and Kell Osborne; and their sister group, The Primettes who would eventually become The Supremes. "Sometime in early 1959, had a new manager, Johnnie Mae Matthews,and a namechange"The Distants" In 1959, the group heard a recording of a song called "Need It", recorded by the Voice Masters. The most striking thing about the track was the deep growl of the bass singer, Melvin Franklin. It turned out that Melvin and Otis attended the same school and they began hanging out and singing together, developing a tight relationship that would remain until Melvin's death in 1995. The Distants lead singer Vernard quit Richard Street joined the Distants. This lineup "Al Bryant, James Crawford, Melvin Franklin, Richard Street, and Otis Williams" - recorded the song "Come On", which became a local hit. A few weeks later, James "Pee Wee" Crawford dropped out, and was replaced by Albert "Mooch" Harrell. In 1960, the group was playing at the Saint Stephen's community center where Berry Gordy handed Otis a business card. Not long after, "Mooch" Harrell was let go because of personality conflicts, and the group had also decided to let their manager Johnnie Mae go as well. Richard Street began missing rehearsals, so the group was essentially down to a trio (Al, Melvin & Otis) Otis called Berry Gordy and arranged an audition for a couple weeks later,Around this time Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams joined the group and they became The Elgins. The group went to Motown and auditioned for Mickey Stevenson
Berry Gordy loved the old raw songs they had like "Oh, Mother Of Mine", which became
their first record. A few days before signing, they discovered that another group was calling themselves The Elgins and they would change their names to The Temptations "The group worked hard, and Berry produced most of their sessions, . Most leads on these early releases were split between Eddie, with his sweet first tenor and falsetto, ("Paradise") and Paul, with his deeper baritone ("I'll Love You Till I Die"). In early 1963 they cut their sixth single, "I Want A Love I Can See", with Paul Williams on lead. This was a Smokey Robinson song and production. Smokey, would be one of the two writer-producers who would create their greatest hits The other would beNorman Whitfield. On the road, Drinking and drug use was becoming a problem for Al Bryant so the group began to look for replacements . One night, while the group was winding up a show, DavidRuffin came out of the audience and leapt onto the stage. The minute Ruffin got up and did his soon to be legendary throwing the microphone into the air, catching it, and doing full splits, that was it! The audience went wild! However fighting between Al and Paul, ended with Al breaking a beer bottle on Paul's face, sending him to the hospital for stitches. After that, the situation only got worse and the Fox Theaters' annual Christmas show in 1963 was Al's last peformance with The Temptations. More To Come ...
All Credit is given to The Classic Temptations Memorial Website for providing this information. The photos used were borrowed from The Temptations Forever Website.!
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Where's Wesley?

U.S Marshall Star Wesley Snipes is a now a real fugitive.Police are looking for him because Wesley was indicted of 8 counts of tax fraud. He's wanted in Florida for filing fraudulent tax returns for 1996 and 1997 and claiming refunds on taxes already paid that totaled around 12 mil.He also failed to file returns from 1999-2004, his accountants were apparently in on the deal getting a 20% kickback. Is Wesley a victim of Bad Tax Advisers?. Just seems like The Isley "situation" to me, IRS again targeting prominent black celebrities. Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Redd Foxx, Sammy Davis, Jr. ,Isaac Hayes the list goes on and on .Think Wesley's getting the shaft or should Ron Isley move over? Tell me what's on your mind........