Aretha Franklin is known as Queen Soul and has won 18 Grammy Awards.
James Brown is known as The Godfather of Soul and has 99 songs that entered the Billboard Hot 100.
Stevie Wonder won 25 Grammy Awards and an African-American descendant who was blind from birth.
Ray Charles is known as The Genius and succeeded in combining elements of various music genres, including jazz, blues, and R&B.
Otis Redding died tragically in an airplane accident at the age of 26 years, but was considered one of the biggest soul singers of all time.
Sam Cooke achieved success as a singer Soul and R&B in the 1950s and 1960s, and also became a Civil Rights activist.
Marvin Gaye won two Grammy Awards and wrote the iconic song Whats Going On inspired by the socio-political concern at that time.
Al Green is a church priest and also a soul singer who is famous for songs like Lets Stay Together and Take Me to the River.
Diana Ross became famous as the main vocalist of The Supremes group before success as a solo artist with songs like Aaint No Mountain High Enough and Im Coming Out.
Lionel Richie was originally famous as a member of the Commodores music group before success as a solo artist with songs like All Night Long and Hello.
