Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 – May 8, 2011) was an American

jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...

and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He is known for having several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me ( ...

Donny Hathaway Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, backing vocalist, and arranger who ''Rolling Stone'' described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include " The Ghetto" ...

King Curtis Curtis Montgomery (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musi ...

, and

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American jazz fusion drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction i ...

, appeared on ''

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- accessed May 2011 and wrote a book on

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and blues guitar, ''Rhythm and Blues Guitar''. He reportedly recorded on 2,500 sessions.

Biography

Dupree was born and raised in

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton County, Texas, Denton, Johnson County, Texas, Johnson, Parker County, Texas, Parker, and Wise County, Te ...

, where he graduated from I.M. Terrell High School. He began his career playing in the studio band for

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, recording albums by

('' Aretha Live at Fillmore West'') and

as a member of Curtis's band The King Pins (Dupree grew up with Curtis in Fort Worth). He appeared on the 1969

Lena Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theatre. Horne joined the chorus of the C ...

and

Gábor Szabó Gábor István Szabó (March 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982) was a Hungarian-American guitarist whose style incorporated jazz, pop, rock, and Music of Hungary, Hungarian music. Early years Szabó was born in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary. He bega ...

recording '' Lena & Gabor'' and on recordings with

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, Grover Washington Jr.,

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, and

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

. Dupree played guitar on

Brook Benton Benjamin Franklin Peay (September 19, 1931 – April 9, 1988), known professionally as Brook Benton, was an American singer and songwriter whose music transcended rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music genres in the 1950s and 1960s, with ...

's 1970 hit "

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" in 1969. In December 1972, the British music magazine ''

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'' reported that Dupree,

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, Folk music, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm ...

, and

Jerry Jemmott Gerald Stenhouse Jemmott (born March 22, 1946) is an American bass guitarist. He was one of the chief session bassists of the late 1960s and early 1970s, working with many of the period's well-known soul, blues, and jazz artists. He has won two ...

were injured in an auto accident in

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. Dupree appeared on

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's albums ''

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'' and ''

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''. He also released solo albums such as ''Teasin (1974), ''Cornell Dupree's Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), ''Shadow Dancing'' (1978), ''Coast to Coast'' (1988), ''Can't Get Through'' (1991), ''Child's Play'' (1993), ''Bop 'n' Blues'' (1995), and ''Uncle Funky'' (1998). In the late 1970s, Dupree formed the new jazz fusion group

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with

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. Biography Eric Gale was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. His grandfather was English, and Gale had relatives in Venezuela and Bar ...

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American jazz fusion pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as " I'll B ...

, Chris Parker, and Gordon Edwards. Dupree and Tee recorded together on many occasions. In 1989, Cornell recorded a video for guitar teacher Arlen Roth called ''Mastering R&B Guitar'', which documented his style, technique, and influences. In 2002, Yamaha produced a signature guitar called the Cornell Dupree Model. Dupree appeared in the 2009 documentary entitled ''

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'', about the life of soul legend

. He appeared in the film on stage playing a guitar-led version of Withers' single "

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"; Withers, at first sitting in the audience, ultimately joins Dupree on stage to sing the song. The scene also shows Dupree playing guitar on a stool while breathing with an

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, foreshadowing his battles with

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. Dupree died on May 8, 2011 at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, where his wife Erma, daughter Celestine, and granddaughter Bernice (named after his mother) were by his side. He had been waiting for a

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as a result of emphysema.

Discography

As leader

* ''Teasin (

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, 1974) * ''Cornell Dupree's Saturday Night Fever'' (Versatile, 1977) * ''Shadow Dancing'' (Versatile, 1978) * ''Coast to Coast'' (

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, 1988) * ''Can't Get Through'' (Amazing, 1991) * ''Child's Play'' (Amazing, 1993) * ''Guitar Riffs for DJs Vol. 1'' ( Tuff City, 1993) * ''Guitar Riffs for DJs Vol. 2'' (Tuff City, 1993) * ''Bop 'n' Blues'' (

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, 1995) * ''Uncle Funky'' (Kokopelli, 1998) * ''Double Clutch'' (TKO Magnum Music, 1998) * ''I'm Alright'' (Dialtone, 2011) * ''Doin' Alright'' (

P-Vine P-Vine Records is an independent record label based in Tokyo, Japan. History It was started in 1976 by Blues Interactions, a firm founded in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi, as a record label focused on black music. The label name ...

, 2011) With Gadd Gang * ''The Gadd Gang'' ( Columbia, 1986) * ''Here & Now'' (Columbia, 1988) * ''Live at the Bottom Line'' (A Touch, 1994) With Rainbow * ''Crystal Green'' (

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, 1978) * ''Over Crystal Green'' (Eighty-Eights, 2002) * ''Harmony'' (Eighty-Eights, 2003) With

* ''

'' (

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, 1976) * '' More Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Live Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Stuff It'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''Live in New York'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Made in America'' (Bridge Gate, 1994) * ''Now'' (Skip, 2001) * ''Live at

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1976'' (

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, 2008)

As sideman

With

* '' I Can Stand a Little Rain'' ( A&M, 1974) * '' Jamaica Say You Will'' (A&M, 1975) * ''

'' (A&M, 1976) * ''

'' (

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, 1978) With

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, pianist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for ...

* ''

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'' (

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, 1971) * ''

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'' (

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, 1972) * '' We Got a Good Thing Going'' (Kudu, 1972) * '' Crunch Time'' (

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, 1999) With

* ''

Spirit in the Dark ''Spirit in the Dark'' is the seventeenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released in August, 1970, by Atlantic Records. It received critical acclaim, but met with sloping sales, despite continued hit singles. " Don't Play Tha ...

'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' Let Me in Your Life'' (Atlantic, 1974) * '' With Everything I Feel in Me'' (Atlantic, 1974) * '' La Diva'' (Atlantic, 1979) * '' Aretha'' ( Arista, 1980) With

* ''

'' (

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, 1971) * '' Extension of a Man'' (Atco, 1973) With

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* ''Keepin' Up with the Joneses'' ( Mercury, 1974) * ''Our Love Song'' (P-Vine, 1992) * ''Come Back to Me'' (P-Vine, 1993) With

Margie Joseph Margaret Marie Joseph (born August 19, 1950) is an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. Her greatest success came in the 1970s with a duet with Blue Magic on " What's Come Over Me" and her versions of Paul McCartney's " My Love" and The Supre ...

* ''Margie Joseph'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''Sweet Surrender'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''Margie'' (Atlantic, 1975) With

* ''Live at Small's Paradise'' (Atco, 1966) * ''Get Ready'' (Atco, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atco, 1971) * ''Everybody's Talkin' '' (Atco, 1972) * ''Blues at Montreux'' (Atlantic, 1973) With

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* ''Blacknuss'' (Atlantic, 1972) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1975) * ''Kirkatron'' (Warner Bros., 1977) With

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit " The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his c ...

* ''And His Magnificent Movie Machine'' ( H&L, 1977) * ''My Favorite'' ( MCA, 1978) * ''Lonely Dancer'' (MCA, 1979) With

Geoff Muldaur Geoff Muldaur (born August 12, 1943) is an American singer, guitarist and composer, who was a founding member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and a member of Paul Butterfield's Better Days. Career Having established a reputation with the Kweskin J ...

* ''Is Having a Wonderful Time'' (

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, 1975) With

David "Fathead" Newman David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) was an American jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist, who made numerous recordings as a session musician and leader, but is best known for his work as a sideman on seminal 1950s an ...

* '' Lonely Avenue'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' The Weapon'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' Scratch My Back'' (

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, 1979) * '' Return to the Wide Open Spaces'' (Amazing, 1990) With

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* ''Burnin (Atlantic, 1970) * ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''Alone Again Naturally'' (Kudu, 1972) With

Wilson Pickett Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded more than 50 songs that made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the '' ...

* ''In the Midnight Hour'' (Atlantic, 1965) With

Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American baritone singer. He released 61 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably the song " You'll Never Find Another Love like Min ...

* ''Shades of Blue'' (

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, 1980) * ''At Last'' (

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, 1989) * ''It's Supposed to Be Fun'' (Blue Note, 1990) * ''Portrait of the Blues'' (

, 1993) With

* ''Attica Blues'' (

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, 1972) * ''The Cry of My People'' (Impulse, 1973) * ''The Impulse Story'' (Impulse!, 2006) With

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

* ''

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'' (CTI, 1972) * ''

The Man with the Sad Face ''The Man with the Sad Face'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Fantasy label in 1976 and featuring performances by Turrentine with an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Van De Pitte.Nightwings'' (Fantasy, 1977) * ''West Side Highway'' (Fantasy, 1978) With Zulema * ''Zulema'' (Sussex, 1972) * ''R.S.V.P.'' (RCA Victor, 1975) * ''Z-licious'' (London, 1978) With others *

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, ''I Wanna Be Selfish'' (Warner Bros., 1974) *

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, '' Warmer Communications'' (Atlantic, 1978) *

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, ''Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach'' (Blue Note, 2004) *

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, ''Ghettos of the Mind'' (Chess, 1972) *

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, ''Singin' Some Soul'' (Fania, 1969) * Joe Bataan, ''Afrofilipino'' (Salsoul, 1975) *

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Melvin Lastie Melvin Clarke Lastie, Sr. (November 18, 1930 – December 4, 1972) was an American R&B trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. He also played jazz and was a session musician on many soul and rock records of the 1960s. Lastie was born in New O ...

, ''Hal-Mel Alone Together'' (Opus 43, 1976) *

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, ''Queen of the Night'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

, ''Brook Benton Today'' (Cotillion, 1970) * Brook Benton, ''The Gospel Truth'' (Cotillion, 1971) * Brook Benton, ''Story Teller'' (Cotillion, 1971) *

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, ''Bananas Are Not Created Equal'' (Mainstream, 1972) *

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936 – October 17, 2023) was an American jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she gained acclaim for her jazz opera ''Escalator ...

, ''Dinner Music'' (WATT Works, 1977) *

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, ''

Reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of everything in existence; everything that is not imagination, imaginary. Different Culture, cultures and Academic discipline, academic disciplines conceptualize it in various ways. Philosophical questions abo ...

'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

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, ''Movin' On'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

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, ''

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'' (Columbia, 1991) * Alice Clark, ''Alice Clark'' (Mainstream, 2019) *

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, ''Total Eclipse'' (Atlantic, 1974) * The Crusaders, ''Ghetto Blaster'' (MCA, 1984) *

, '' Get Up with It'' (Columbia, 1974) *

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, ''Ouch'' (Columbia, 1988) *

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, ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

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, ''Sweet Lou'' (Blue Note, 1974) *

Charles Earland Charles Earland (May 24, 1941 – December 11, 1999) was an American jazz organist. Biography Earland was born in Philadelphia and learned to play the saxophone in high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of 17 and in 1960 fo ...

, '' The Dynamite Brothers'' (Prestige, 1974) *

Pee Wee Ellis Alfred James Rogers (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the 19 ...

, ''Home in the Country'' (Savoy, 1977) * Faith Hope and Charity, ''Faith Hope & Charity'' (20th Century Fox, 1978) * Michael Franks, '' The Camera Never Lies'' (Warner Bros., 1987) *

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, ''Evening Star'' (Kitty, 1978) * Hiroshi Fukumura, ''Hunt Up Wind'' (Flying Disk, 1978) *

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

, ''Sweet Soul'' (Gateway, 1977) *

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Green has been called one of the "most sampled guitarists." Biography Grant Green was born on June 6, 1935, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John and ...

, ''Blue Breakbeats'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Grant Green, ''The Final Comedown'' (Blue Note, 2003) *

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

, '' Come on Down'' (Atlantic, 1970) * Eddie Harris, ''

Second Movement ''Second Movement'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris and pianist/vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic Records, Atlantic label.

'' (Atlantic, 1971) *

Gene Harris Gene Harris (born Eugene Haire, September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz. From 1956 to 1970, he played in The Three Sounds tri ...

, '' Gene Harris of the Three Sounds'' (Blue Note, 1972) *

Loleatta Holloway Loleatta Holloway (, ; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and " Love Sensation". In December 2016, ''Billboard'' named her the 95th-most successful dance artist of all time. Acc ...

, '' Queen of the Night'' (Gold Mind, 1978) * Richard Groove Holmes, ''I'm in the Mood for Love'' (Flying Dutchman, 1976) * Takehiro Honda, ''It's Great Outside'' (Flying Disk, 1978) *

& Gabor Szabo, '' Lena & Gabor'' (Skye, 1970) * Lena Horne &

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...

, '' Lena & Michel'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

Cissy Houston Emily Drinkard (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024), known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began singing with three of her siblings in the family gospel group, T ...

, ''

'' (Private Stock, 1977) * Ian Hunter, ''

All American Alien Boy ''All American Alien Boy'' is the second studio album by Ian Hunter. Because of management issues, Mick Ronson did not appear on this album; instead, Hunter brought in keyboardist Chris Stainton to act as a balancing force in the studio. Unlik ...

'' (Columbia, 1976) * Weldon Irvine, ''Cosmic Vortex'' (RCA Victor, 1974) * Weldon Irvine, ''Sinbad'' (RCA Victor, 1976) *

Etta James Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter. Starting her career in 1954, James frequently performed in Nashville's R&B clubs, collectively known as the Ch ...

, '' Deep in the Night'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

Jobriath Bruce Wayne Campbell (December 14, 1946 – August 3, 1983), known by his stage name Jobriath, was an American rock musician and actor. He was the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label and one of the first internatio ...

, '' Creatures of the Street'' (Elektra, 1974) *

Elvin Jones Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such albums as ''My Fa ...

, ''At This Point in Time'' (Blue Note, 1998) *

, ''The Prime Element'' (Blue Note, 1976) * Salena Jones, ''My Love'' (JVC, 1981) * Kimiko Kasai, ''This Is My Love'' (CBS, 1975) *

Robin Kenyatta Robin Kenyatta (March 6, 1942 – October 26, 2004) was an American jazz alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. Early life Born Robert Prince Haynes in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, Kenyatta grew up in New York City and began playing the saxophone a ...

, ''Take the Heat Off Me'' (Jazz Dance, 1979) *

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan ( ), is an American singer. Known as the " Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of ...

, '' Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

B.B. King Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, sh ...

, '' Guess Who'' (ABC, 1972) *

Freddie King Freddie King (born Fred Christian; September 3, 1934December 28, 1976), also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King a ...

, ''My Feeling for the Blues'' (Atlantic, 1970) *

Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early ...

, ''Still Together'' (Buddah, 1977) * Gladys Knight & the Pips, '' The One and Only'' (Buddah, 1978) *

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States. Although Lateef's main i ...

, '' Hush 'N' Thunder'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

Webster Lewis Webster Samuel Lewis (September 1, 1943 – November 20, 2002) was an American jazz and disco composer, arranger and keyboardist. Career Lewis was born in 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland. At a young age, his family encouraged him to take up music. L ...

, ''On the Town'' (Epic, 1976) *

Lulu Lulu may refer to: Companies * LuLu, an early automobile manufacturer * Lulu.com, an online e-books and print self-publishing platform, distributor, and retailer * Lulu Hypermarket, a retail chain in Asia * Lululemon Athletica or simply Lulu, a C ...

, '' New Routes'' (Atco, 1970) *

Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song " Got to Be Real" from her albu ...

, '' In Love'' (Columbia, 1979) *

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz Flute, flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet ...

, ''Push Push'' (Embryo, 1971) * Herbie Mann, ''Deep Pocket'' (Kokopelli, 1992) *

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

, '' Journey'' (Atlantic, 1974) *

John Mayall John Brumwell Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and Rock music, rock musician, songwriter and producer. In the 1960s, he formed John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, a band that has counted among its members some of ...

, ''Bottom Line'' (DJM, 1979) *

Les McCann Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his Swiss Movement, 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music ha ...

, ''

Invitation to Openness ''Invitation to Openness'' is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.Freed., RLes McCann Discographyaccessed March 8, 2016 Reception Allmusic gives the album 4 stars stating "Every nuance of McCann's ...

'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

Delbert McClinton Delbert McClinton (born November 4, 1940) is an American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist. From his first professional stage appearance in 1957 to his most recent national tour in 2018, h ...

, ''

Never Been Rocked Enough ''Never Been Rocked Enough'' is a studio album by the American musician Delbert McClinton. It was released in 1992 by Curb Records. The first single was "Every Time I Roll the Dice". McClinton supported the album with a North American tour. Produ ...

'' (Curb, 1992) *

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretati ...

, ''I'm Coming Home Again'' (Buddah, 1980) *

Jack McDuff Eugene McDuffy (September 17, 1926 – January 23, 2001), known professionally as "Brother" Jack McDuff or "Captain" Jack McDuff, was an American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. He was most prominent during the hard bop and soul jazz ...

, ''

A Change Is Gonna Come "A Change Is Gonna Come" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. It initially appeared on Cooke's album '' Ain't That Good News'', released mid-February 1964 by RCA Victor; a slightly edited version of the recording was released as a s ...

'' (Atlantic, 1966) * Jack McDuff, '' Magnetic Feel'' (Cadet, 1975) *

Jimmy McGriff James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Biography Early years and influences Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing pia ...

, '' The Dudes Doin' Business'' (Capitol, 1970) *

Bette Midler Bette Midler ( ;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and author. Throughout her five-decade career Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Bette Midler, numero ...

, ''

'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

Garnet Mimms Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 16, 1933) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. He first achieved success as the lead singer of Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters and is best known for the 1963 hit " Cry Bab ...

, ''Has It All'' (Arista, 1978) *

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Bl ...

, ''Booty'' (Mainstream, 1974) * Jackie Moore, ''Sweet Charlie Babe'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

, ''Is Having a Wonderful Time'' (Reprise, 1975) * John Kaizan Neptune, ''West of Somewhere'' (Milestone, 1981) *

Laura Nyro Laura Nyro ( ; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums ''Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'' (1968) and ''Ne ...

, '' Christmas and the Beads of Sweat'' (Columbia, 1970) *

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; ) is one of two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and remains popular with modern audiences. Like the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'' is divi ...

, ''Odyssey'' (RCA Victor, 1977) *

Robert Palmer Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, regga ...

, ''

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley ''Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley'' is the debut solo album by Robert Palmer, released in 1974. It followed three album releases co-fronting the band Vinegar Joe. Palmer is backed by The Meters and Lowell George of Little Feat. Multiple rev ...

'' (Island, 1975) *

Eddie Palmieri Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936) is an American Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Corsican and Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the founder of the bands La Perfecta, La Perfecta II, and Harlem River Drive. ...

, ''

Harlem River Drive Harlem River Drive is a 4.20-mile (6.76 km) controlled-access highway, controlled-access Parkways in New York, parkway in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs along the west bank of the Harlem River from the Triborough Bridge in ...

'' (Roulette, 1971) *

Errol Parker Errol Parker (né Raphaël Schecroun; 30 October 1925 – 2 July 1998) was a French-Algerian jazz pianist who played with Django Reinhardt, James Moody, Don Byas and Kenny Clarke, among others. Born in Oran, French Algeria, Raphaël Schecroun ...

, ''My Own Bag No. 1'' (Sahara, 1972) *

Johnny Pate John William Pate (born December 5, 1923) is an American former musician, a jazz bassist who became a producer, arranger, and leading figure in Chicago soul, pop, and rhythm and blues. He learned piano and tuba as a child and later picked up th ...

, ''Outrageous'' (MGM, 1970) * The Persuaders, ''It's All About Love'' (Calla, 1976) *

Seldon Powell Seldon Powell (November 15, 1928 – January 25, 1997) was an American tenor saxophonist and flautist whose work spanned multiple genres, including jazz and rhythm and blues. Background Powell worked with Tab Smith (1949), Lucky Millinder (194 ...

, ''Messin' With'' (Encounter 1973) *

Bernard Purdie Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul, funk and jazz musician. He is known for his precise time-keeping and his signature use of Tuplet, triplets against a half-time backbeat: the P ...

, ''

Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get) ''Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)'' is an album led by jazz drummer Bernard Purdie which was recorded for the Mega label in 1971 and released on their Flying Dutchman Series.

'' (Mega, 1971) * Bernard Purdie, '' Soul Is... Pretty Purdie'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) *

Chuck Rainey Charles Walter Rainey III (born June 17, 1940) is an American bass guitarist who has performed and recorded with many well-known acts, including Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, and Quincy Jones. Rainey is credited for playing bass on more than 1,00 ...

, ''The Chuck Rainey Coalition'' (Skye, 1972) * Louie Ramirez, ''A Different Shade of Black'' (Cotique, 1976) * Vivian Reed, ''Another Side'' (Liberty, 1978) *

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, ...

, ''Big Band Machine'' (Groove Merchant, 1975) * Buddy Rich, ''Ease On Down the Road'' (Denon, 1987) *

Larry Ridley Laurence “Larry” Howard Ridley II (born September 3, 1937) is an American jazz bassist and music educator. He is an inductee of the Indianapolis Jazz Hall of Fame. Early life Ridley was born on September 3, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

, ''Sum of the Parts'' (Strata-East, 1975) *

Lightnin' Rod Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018) was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in ...

, '' Hustlers Convention'' (Celluloid, 1973) *

David Ruffin David Eli Ruffin (born Davis Eli Ruffin;Ribowsky, p. 88 January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) was an American soul singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" p ...

, ''In My Stride'' (Motown, 1977) *

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age o ...

, ''Upfront'' (Elektra, 1992) * Harvey Scales, ''Confidential Affair'' (Casablanca, 1978) *

Warren Schatz Warren Schatz, born in New York City, Brooklyn (November 3, 1945) is a prominent producer, arranger and orchestra conductor during the 1970s. Warren Schatz is famous for composing, producing, arranging, and conducting the orchestra for such mid- ...

, ''Warren Schatz'' (Columbia, 1971) *

Marlena Shaw Marlina Burgess (September 22, 1939 – January 19, 2024), professionally known by her stage name Marlena Shaw, was an American singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and continued to perform until her death. Her music has often been ...

, '' Marlena'' (Blue Note, 1972) * Marlena Shaw, '' From the Depths of My Soul'' (Blue Note, 1973) *

Janis Siegel Janis Siegel (born July 23, 1952) is a multiple grammy-winning American jazz singer, best known as a member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. Musical career In 1965, Siegel made her recording debut with a group called Young Generation ...

, ''At Home'' (Atlantic, 1987) *

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

, '' Boys in the Trees'' (Elektra, 1978) *

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...

, '' There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (Columbia, 1973) * The Spinners, '' Love Trippin''' (Atlantic, 1980) *

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, us ...

, ''

Ringo the 4th ''Ringo the 4th'' is the sixth studio album by English musician Ringo Starr, released on 20 September 1977. Its title is sometimes ascribed to him being the fourth member of the Beatles. Others have suggested that it is his fourth mainstream albu ...

'' (Atlantic, 1977) *

Candi Staton Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, ) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer–songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette's " Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper " Young Hearts Run Free". In E ...

, ''

Chance Chance may refer to: Mathematics * In mathematics, likelihood of something (by way of the likelihood function or probability density function) * ''Chance'' (statistics magazine) Places * Chance, Kentucky, US * Chance, Maryland, US * Chanc ...

'' (Warner Bros., 1979) *

Dakota Staton Dakota Staton (June 3, 1930 – April 10, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit "The Late, Late Show". She was also known by the Muslim name Aliyah Rabia for a period due to her conversion to ...

, '' Madame Foo-Foo'' (Groove Merchant, 1972) *

Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his era, recording over ...

, '' Mr. Bojangles'' (Cadet, 1973) *

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the ...

, '' Guilty'' (Columbia, 1980) *

Howard Tate Howard Tate (August 13, 1939 – December 2, 2011) was an American soul singer and songwriter. His greatest success came with a string of hit singles in the late 1960s, including "Ain't Nobody Home" and "Get It While You Can," the latter of wh ...

, ''Get It While You Can'' (Verve, 1967) * Howard Tate, ''

'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

Kate Taylor Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger (and only) sister of singer-songwriter James Taylor. Biography Taylor was born in Boston and grew up with her four ...

, ''

'' (Columbia, 1978) *

Leon Thomas Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the ...

, ''

Blues and the Soulful Truth ''Blues and the Soulful Truth'' is an album by American jazz vocalist and percussionist Leon Thomas recorded in 1972 and released by the Flying Dutchman Records, Flying Dutchman label.Rufus Thomas Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Re ...

, ''Did You Heard Me?'' (Stax, 1972) * Rufus Thomas, ''Crown Prince of Dance'' (Stax, 1973) * Tasha Thomas, ''Midnight Rendezvous'' (SoulMusic, 2015) *

Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter of blues and R&B. The ''Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul'' described Thornton by saying: "Her booming voice, sometimes 200-pound fra ...

, ''Sassy Mama!'' (Vanguard, 1975) *

The Tymes The Tymes are an American soul vocal group who enjoyed equal success in the United Kingdom and in their homeland. They are one of the few acts to have one and only one chart-topper in both the US and UK with different songs. Early career The g ...

, ''Tymes Up'' (RCA Victor, 1976) *

Kenny Vance Kenny Vance (born Kenneth Rosenberg, December 9, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was a founding member of Jay and the Americans. His career spans from the 1950s to today, with projects ranging from starting doo-wo ...

, ''Vance 32'' (Atlantic, 1975) *

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed "Cleanhead" after an incident in which his hair was ...

, '' You Can't Make Love Alone'' (Mega, 1971) *

Voices of East Harlem The Voices of East Harlem was an African-American vocal ensemble of up to 20 singers, aged between 12 and 21. Founded as a community initiative in 1969, the group performed with top soul and R&B musicians and recorded four albums in the early ...

, ''Right On Be Free'' (Elektra, 1970) *

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and c ...

, '' Beyond Mobius'' (RCA Victor, 1976) * Grover Washington Jr., ''All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * Charles Williams, ''Trees and Grass and Things'' (Mainstream, 1971) * Charles Williams, ''

Stickball Stickball is a street game similar to baseball, usually formed as a pick-up game played in large cities in the Northeastern United States, especially New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. The equipment consists of a broom handle and a rubber ...

'' (Mainstream, 1972) *

Jerry Lynn Williams Jerry Lynn Williams (October 30, 1948 – November 25, 2005) was an American rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as " Forever Man", " See What Love Can Do", " Something's Happening", " Running on Faith" and " Pretending" for Eric ...

, ''Jerry Williams'' (Spindizzy, 1972) *

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues and jazz singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, an ...

, ''Spoonful'' (Blue Note, 1975) *

Peter Wolf Peter Wolf (born March 7, 1946) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of The J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983 and as a solo artist. Early life and education Wolf was born Peter Walter Blankfield on March 7, 1946, in the Bronx ...

, '' Fool's Parade'' (Mercury, 1998) * Peter Wolf, '' Sleepless'' (Artemis, 2002) * Philippe Wynne, ''Starting All Over'' (Cotillion, 1977) * Camille Yarbrough, ''The Iron Pot Cooker'' (Vanguard, 1975)

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