Classic Soul Artists & the Gear They Use

Robin Russell

Drummer · The New Birth

Harvey Fuqua

Composer, Music Producer · The New Birth

Sidney Barnes

Composer · Parliament

Mitch Aliotta

Rotary Connection

Bobby Simms

Rotary Connection

Judy Hauff

Rotary Connection

Neal Sugarman

Music Producer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Billie Calvin

Composer · Undisputed Truth

Joe Harris

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Brenda Joyce Evans

Singer · Undisputed Truth

Calvin Stephenson

Singer · Undisputed Truth

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

Betty Kelly

Singer · The Velvelettes

Mr. Spyce

Rapper · The Brotherhood

Sheila Hutchinson

The Emotions

Jackie Wilson

Singer · Billy Ward and His Dominoes

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

Solomon Burke

Composer · The Soul Clan

Al Wilson

Singer

Billy Stewart

Singer

Ann Peebles

Singer

Freda Payne

Singer · The Browns All-Star Band

Mista Dexter

DJ · D 2 The K

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Johnnie Taylor

Singer · The Highway Q.C.’s

Bettye Swann

Singer

Bobby Hebb

Singer

Barbara Lewis

Singer · Creative Source

Linda Jones

Singer

James Dean Nicholas

Singer · Commodores

Bobby Starr

Singer · The Intruders

Garnet Mimms

Singer

Phil Gay

Singer · The Intruders

Little Anthony

Little Anthony & The Imperials

General Johnson

Singer · Chairmen of the Board

James Carr

Singer

Edna Wright

Singer · Honey Cone

Charles Collins

Drummer · MFSB

Shirley Brown

Singer

Tyrone Davis

Singer

Gene Chandler

Singer

Latimore

Singer

Nathaniel Wilkie

Keyboardist, Music Producer · MFSB

Johnny Graham

Singer, Guitarist · Earth, Wind & Fire

Barrett Strong

Composer

Maxine Brown

Singer

Joe Simon

Music Producer

Carla Thomas

Singer · The Teen Town Singers

King Floyd

Singer

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Composer · The Artistics

Harry Ray

Singer · Ray, Goodman & Brown

Mark Greene

Singer · Ray, Goodman & Brown

Erma Franklin

Singer

Eddie Holland

Ali Ollie Woodson

Singer · The Temptations

Robert Lee Smith

Singer · The Tams

Charles Pope

Singer · The Tams

Floyd Ashton

Singer · The Tams

Albert Cottle

Singer · The Tams

Joe Jones

Singer · The Tams

Brian Stoltz

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Meters

Pablo Tellez

Singer, Bassist · Santana

Harry Elston

Singer · The Friends of Distinction

Floyd Butler

Singer · The Friends of Distinction

Van Jewel

Singer · The Friends of Distinction

Pattie Brooks

Singer · The Friends of Distinction

Jesse Bolian

Composer · The Artistics

Ted Taylor

Margie Joseph

Singer

Saundra Mallett Edwards

Singer · The Elgins

Yvonne Vernee Allen

Singer · The Elgins

Jimmy Charles

Singer · The Elgins

Dorothy Moore

Singer

Barbara Acklin

Singer

Cissy Houston

Singer · The Sweet Inspirations

O.V. Wright

Singer

Luther Ingram

Singer

Mary Wilson

Singer · The Supremes

Billy Paul

Singer · Philadelphia International All Stars

Marvin Junior

Composer · The Dells

Mickey McGill

The Dells

Chuck Barksdale

The Dells

Johnny Funches

Composer · The Dells