Soul Artists & the Gear They Use

Darryl Grant

Drummer · The Night People

Luba

Danny Farrugia

Drummer · The Bamboos

Shazz

Singer, Music Producer

Ruth Copeland

Composer

Adam Deitch

Drummer, Composer · Lettuce

Little Johnny Taylor

Singer

Otis Redding

Singer · The Soul Clan

Leslie Drayton

Trumpeter · Earth, Wind & Fire

Harsey Hemphill

Singer · The Manhattans

Toby Rivers

Composer · Pure Essence

Tony Coats

Pure Essence

Stephen Bidwell

Drummer · Black Pumas

Rufus

Singer, Guitarist

Aaron Johnson

El Michels Affair

Elva Mouton

Singer · Sly & the Family Stone

Taylor Dayne

Singer · We Are Family Collective

Gladys Knight

Singer · Gladys Knight & the Pips

David Porter

Composer · The Stax Staff

Kevin Archer

Guitarist · Dexys Midnight Runners

Lionel Batiste

Drummer · The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

William King

Singer, Guitarist · Commodores

J.D. Nicholas

Singer · Commodores

Larry Davis

Instant Funk

Richard "Pistol" Allen

Drummer · The Funk Brothers

Clayton Gunnells

Trumpeter · Funkadelic

Curtis Williams

Composer · Kool & the Gang

Revert Andrews

Drummer · The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Renaldo Benson

Composer · Four Tops

Curtis Harding

Singer

Betty Wright

Music Producer

Jason Kay

Singer, Music Producer · Jamiroquai

James Brown

Audio Engineer

Steve Potts

Drummer · Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Harold Ivory Williams

MFSB

Bill Isles

Singer · The O'Jays

Anita Baker

Singer, Music Producer · Chapter 8

Art Neville

Keyboardist · The Meters

Ann Sexton

James Anthony Carmichael

Music Producer · Instant Funk

Tiziano Ferro

Singer, Music Producer

Ricardo Rouse

Guitarist · The Dramatics

Bennie Taylor

Singer · The Dramatics

Tyrone Lampkin

Drummer · Funkadelic

King Floyd

Singer

Mavis Staples

Singer · The Staple Singers

Dick Halligan

Keyboardist · Blood, Sweat & Tears

R.B. Greaves

Singer

Ben Cauley

Composer · The Bar-Kays

Roy Davies

Keyboardist · Gonzalez

Ed Motta

Singer, Keyboardist

Mary Davis

Singer · The S.O.S. Band

Thomas Campbell

Keyboardist · Cameo

Fernando "Boogaloo" Velez

Drummer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Hughie Jones

Guitarist · The Spinners

Blitz the Ambassador

Singer, Music Producer

Johnny Funches

Composer · The Dells

Phil Crown

Singer, Keyboardist · Ardijah

Grady Wilkins

Music Producer · The Whispers

Tommy Faragher

Singer, Keyboardist

Lew Soloff

Trumpeter · Blood, Sweat & Tears

Onnie McIntyre

Guitarist · The Average White Band

Lil Eddie

Singer, Music Producer

Carl Douglas

Singer · Gonzalez

Lauren Aquilina

Singer, Music Producer

Robin Hannibal

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Rhye

Anders Kirk Uhrenholt

Keyboardist · Lukas Graham

Carle Wayne Vickers

Singer · L.T.D.

Phelps Collins, Jr.

The J.B.’s

Donald Brown

Guitarist · Bloodstone

John Belushi

Singer · The Blues Brothers

Candice Ghant

Mary Jane Girls

Jensine Benitez

Singer · Thee Sacred Souls

Dennis Rowe

BT Express

Wunmi

Singer · Soul II Soul

Tim Jarray

Bassist · The Black Seeds

Michal Menert

Singer, Music Producer · The Years

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Sam Gooden

Singer · Jerry Butler & The Impressions

Barbara Acklin

Singer

Jubu Smith

Guitarist · Maze

Allen Toussaint

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Celeste

Singer

Crusher Bennett

Drummer · The Salsoul Orchestra

Joe Tex

Singer · The Soul Clan

Erica Newell

Singer · Bob Marley & The Wailers

Holland–Dozier

Music Producer

Barrett Hocking

The Black Seeds

Rob Zuckerman

Cold Blood

Mic Gillette

Music Producer · Tower of Power

Saundra Mallett Edwards

Singer · The Elgins

Kim Weston

Singer

Jenn Thomas

Singer · CHIC

Jesse Gillis Jr.

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Antron Haile

Singer, Music Producer · Tony! Toni! Toné!

James Samuel Harris

Composer · The Time