Leonard Caston Jr. was born in Chicago in 1943. His father, Leonard Senior, was a Blues musician from Mississippi who...

Etta James started her career at Modern Records in Los Angeles in 1955. The company released nine singles by James...

Minnie Riperton was born in 1947 and grew up in the Bronzeville area on Chicago’s South Side, the youngest of...

Joe Hunter was the leader of the session band from 1959 until 1962, when Earl Van Dyke was recruited to...

David Briggs David Briggs was born in 1943 in Killen, Alabama. He played keyboards on his first recording session at...

Mary Wells was born in Detroit in 1943. She had a difficult childhood; she lived with her mother and two...

Marvin Gaye was born Marvin Pentz Gay in 1939 in Washington D.C. His father was a minister in the House...

Linda Clifford was the last successful act on the Curtom label. She was discovered by Marv Stuart while she was...

June Conquest (Trade Ad card) June Conquest (née Marlene Teasley) made her first foray into the music business in 1964,...

Leroy Hutson joined The Impressions in 1971, three months after leaving college, where he had shared a room with Donny...