Classic Soul Artists & the Gear They Use

Stephanie Mills

Singer · We Are Family Collective

Jesse Bolian

Composer · The Artistics

Harry Elston

Singer · The Friends of Distinction

Larry Kimpel

Bassist · Maze

Vance Taylor

Keyboardist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Billy Paul

Singer · Philadelphia International All Stars

Deon Jackson

Phil Gay

Singer · The Intruders

Minnie Riperton

Singer · Rotary Connection

Bobby Rogers

Singer · The Miracles

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Sheila Hutchinson

The Emotions

Warren "Pete" Moore

Singer · The Miracles

Joe Tex

Singer · The Soul Clan

Russell Thompkins, Jr.

Singer · The Stylistics

Herb Murrell

Singer · The Stylistics

Rastine Calhoun

Saxophonist · The Gap Band

Charles Green

War

Larry Braggs

Singer · Tower of Power

Lenny Williams

Singer · Tower of Power

Ron Baker

Bassist, Music Producer · MFSB

Earl Young

Drummer · MFSB

Merry Clayton

Singer

Bobby Starr

Singer · The Intruders

Tony Silvester

The Main Ingredient

Harold Melvin

Singer · Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Bernard Williams

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Roosevelt Brodie

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Garnet Mimms

Singer

Floyd Ashton

Singer · The Tams

Lloyd Parks

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Bernard Wilson

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Edward "Sonny" Bivins

Singer · The Manhattans

Margie Joseph

Singer

Charles Pope

Singer · The Tams

Maxine Brown

Singer

David Tyson

The Manhattans

Johnnie Taylor

Singer · The Highway Q.C.’s

Rob Carter

Singer · The Dramatics

Sam Dees

Singer

Frank Reed

Singer · The Chi-Lites

Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips

The Temprees

Robert Lee Smith

Singer · The Tams

Bobby Hebb

Singer

David Ruffin

Singer · Artists United Against Apartheid

Millie Jackson

Singer

T.J. Tindall

MFSB

Willie Kitchens Jr.

Singer · The Impressions

Thom Bell

Composer, Music Producer · MFSB

George McCrae

Singer

Candi Staton

Singer

Vandy Hampton

Singer · The Impressions

Marvin Junior

Composer · The Dells

Romeo Johnson

Singer, Composer · Rufus

Richard Calhoun

Drummer · Rufus

Pam Swent

The New Birth

Charles Clark

Singer · The Floaters

Ralph Mitchell

Singer · The Floaters

Leon Ware

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Mark Greene

Singer · Ray, Goodman & Brown

James Jonathan Sylvers

Singer, Keyboardist · The Sylvers

Edmund Sylvers

Singer · The Sylvers

Joseph Richard "Ricky" Sylvers

Guitarist · The Sylvers

Willie Mitchell

Composer, Music Producer

Harry Ray

Singer · Ray, Goodman & Brown

Robin Russell

Drummer · The New Birth

Harvey Fuqua

Composer, Music Producer · The New Birth

Sidney Barnes

Composer · Parliament

Tanita Gaines

Singer · The New Birth

Eddie Holland

Judy Hauff

Rotary Connection

Joe Simon

Music Producer

Billie Calvin

Composer · Undisputed Truth

Joe Harris

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Bobby Downs

The New Birth

Darrell Banks

Singer

Bettye Swann

Singer

Tyrone Barkley

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Dan Homes

Drummer · Undisputed Truth

James Wise

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Billy Butler

Composer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Lucious Larkins

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Joe Cross

Singer · Archie Bell and The Drells

Dawn Silva

Singer · Funkadelic

Sam Cooke

Singer · The Soul Stirrers

William Bell

Singer

Linda Jones

Singer

Ronnie McNair

Four Tops

Jackie Wilson

Singer · Billy Ward and His Dominoes

Carla Thomas

Singer · The Teen Town Singers

Tony Washington

Drummer · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Willie Woods

Guitarist · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Vic Thomas

Keyboardist · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

James Graves

Drummer · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Billy Nicks

Drummer · Jr. Walker & the All Stars

Juanita Cowart

The Marvelettes