• Al Green

  Sha La La –

  
  

  Tired Of Being Alone –

  
  

  Love And Happiness –

  
  

  Let’s Get Married –

  
  

  For The Good Times –

  
  

  I Can’t Get Next To You –

  I Never Found A Girl –

• Al Wilson

  The Snake –

  
  

  I Got A Feeling –

  
  

  Queen Of The Ghetto –

• Amy Winehouse

  Rehab –

• Anita Baker

  Good Enough –

  
  

  Watch Your Step –

  
  

  Angel –

  
  

  Same Old Love –

  
  

  Been So Long –

• Ann Nesby

  I’m Still Wearing Your Name –

• Anthony Hamilton

  Sista Big Bones –

  Best Of Me –

• Aretha Franklin

  Dr Feelgood –

  
  

  Ain’t No Way –

  
  

  Giving Him Something He Can Feel –

  
  

  Everyday People –

  
  

  Rock Steady –

  Since You’ve Been Gone –

  
  

  Ain’t Nobody Loved You –

• Ashford and Simpson

  Solid –

• Average White Band

  Oh Maceo –

• Aysha

  Dreamin’ –

• Baby Washington

  Breakaway –

  
  

  Leave Me Alone –

  
  

  The Bells –

  
  

  I Can’t Wait –

• Bar-Kays

  Freakshow –

• Barbara Acklin

  Love Makes A Woman –

• Barbara Morrison and Leslie Drayton

  When Will You Be Mine –

• Barry White

  Never Never Gonna Give You Up –

  
  

  I’ve Got So Much To Give –

  
  

  Ecstacy –

  
  

  Practice What You Preach –

• Beau Williams

  Seems Like I Know –

  If You’re Ready –

• Bebe and Cece Winans

  Did You Know –

• Benny Latimore

  Somethin Bout Cha –

• Betty Wright

  Tonight Is The Night –

  No Pain No Gain –

  Cleanup Woman –

• Bill Withers

  You –

  
  

  Who Is He –

  
  

  Use Me –

  
  

  Just The Two Of Us –

• Billy Davis and Marilyn McCoo

  Your Love –

• Billy Paul

  When It’s Your Time To Go –

  Thanks For Saving My Life –

• Blood Sweat and Tears

  God Bless The Child –

• Bloodstone

  Outside Woman –

• Bobby Caldwell

  What You Won’t Do For Love –

  
  

  Love Won’t Wait –

  
  

  Tell It Like It Is –

• Bobby Rush

  Hen Pecked –

• Bobby Womack

  Womans Gotta Have It –

  
  

  Harry The Hippy –

  
  

  More Than I Can Stand –

  
  

  If You Think You’re Lonely Now –

  
  

  That’s The Way I Feel About Cha –

• Brandy

  Sittin Up In My Room –

• Brass Construction

  Movin –

• Brook Benton

  A Rockin Good Way –

  It’s Just A Matter Of Time –

• Brothers Johnson

  Stomp –

  Ain’t We Funky Now –

• Buddy Ace

  She Ain’t Givin Up No Love –

• Cameo

  Word Up –

  Candy –

  Attack Me With Your Love –

• Candi Staton

  Young Hearts Run Free –

• Carl Carlton

  Bad Mama Jama –

• Carla Thomas

  Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) –

• Chaka Khan

  Whatcha Gonna Do For Me –

  
  

  I Feel For You –

  
  

  I Want –

  
  

  My Funny Valentine –

• Champaign

  How Bout Us –

• Charlie Wilson

  There Goes My Baby –

  What You Do To Me –

• Cheryl Lynn

  Shake It Up Tonight –

  Got To Be Real –

  Encore –

• Christopher Williams

  I’m Dreaming –

• Chuck Jackson

  I Don’t Want To Cry –

  Anyday Now –

• Chuck Strong

  Rock That Man In The Boat –

• Clarence Carter

  Strokin –

  
  

  Snatching It Back –

• Commodors

  Young Girls Are My Weakness –

  
  

  Nightshift –

  
  

  Zoom –

• Curtis Mayfield

  Don’t Worry –

  The Makings Of You –

  
  

  Give Me Your Love –

  
  

  Grow Closer Together –

  
  

  The Pusherman –

  
  

  Woman’s Got Soul –

  As Long As You Love Me –

  
  

  People Get Ready –

  
  

  Freddie’s Dead –

  
  

  Keep On Pushing –

  
  

  It’s Alright/Amen –

  Gypsy Woman –

  I’m So Proud –

  Say You Love Me –

• D Train

  You’re The One For Me –

• David Ruffin

  Walk Away From Love –

  
  

  Statue Of A Fool –

  
  

  Everything’s Coming Up Love –

• Dazz Band

  Let It Whip –

• DeBarge

  A Dream –

  
  

  All This Love –

• Deniece Williams

  Silly –

  
  

  Black Butterfly –

  
  

  Lets Hear It For The Boy –

  
  

  Free –

  Cause You Love Me Baby –

• Denise Lasalle

  Right Side Of The Wrong Bed –

  
  

  Trapped –

  
  

  Your Husband Is Cheating On Us –

• Deon Jackson

  Love Makes The World Go Round –

• Diana Ross

  I’m Coming Out –

  
  

  Missing You –

  Only You –

• Dionne Warwick

  Thats What Friends Are For –

  
  

  Dejavu –

• Donna Summer

  The Woman In Me –

• Dramatics

  Me & Mrs Jones –

• Dru Hill

  The Love We Had  –

• Dynamic Superiors

  Shoe Shoe Shine –

• Earth Wind and Fire

  Love’s Holiday –

  
  

  Sing A Song –

  
  

  Devotion –

  
  

  Can’t Hide Love –

  
  

  Reasons ( live version) –

  Serpentine Fire –

  
  

  September –

• Eddie Floyd

  Knock On Wood –

• Eddie Kendricks

  Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need –

• Eddie Murphy

  Party All The Time –

• Emotions

  Best Of My Love –

  
  

  Ain’t No Sunshine –

• Eric Benet

  Sometimes I Cry –

  News For You –

• Etta James

  At Last –

• Evelyn Champagne King

  Shame –

• Fantasia

  Bitter Sweet –

• Fantasia Barrino

  Collard Greens and Cornbread –

  
  

  Move On Me –

  
  

  Man Of The House –

• Fatback Band

  I Found Lovin –

• Fourplay

  After The Dance –

• Foxy

  Get Off –

• Freddie Jackson

  Jam Tonight –

  
  

  Rock Me Tonight  –

• Friends Of Distinction

  Going In Circles –

• Fugees

  Killing Me Softly –

• Funk Bros

  Heatwave –

  
  

  Shotgun –

• Gap Band

  Steppin Out –

  
  

  Outstanding –

  
  

  Party Train –

  
  

  Burn Rubber –

  
  

  Early In The Morning –

  Shake –

• George Benson

  Gimme The Night –

  
  

  Lady Blue –

  
  

  Love Times Love –

  
  

  Never Give Up On A Good Thing –

  
  

  Someday We’ll All Be Free –

• Gerald and Eddie Levert Sr

  Wind Beneath My Wings –

• Gladys Knight

  Love Overboard –

  
  

  If I Were Your Woman –

  
  

  Home Alone –

  
  

  Friendship Train –

  
  

  My Imagination –

  Nitty Gritty –

  
  

  Where Peaceful Waters Flow –

  
  

  Every Beat Of My Heart –

• GQ

  I Do Love You –

• Gwen McCrae

  Keep The Fire Burning –

• Harold Melvin

  Where Are All My Friends –

  
  

  Wake Up Everybody –

  
  

  Bad Luck –

  
  

  Satisfaction Guaranteed –

  
  

  Love I Lost –

• Heatwave

  The Groove Line –

  
  

  The Groove Line –

• Herman Kelly

  Let’s Dance To The Drummers Beat –

• Howard Hewett

  Once Twice Three Times –

• Ike and Tina Turner

  I Want To Take You Higher –

  
  

  I Want To Take You Higher – 

  
  

  Proud Mary – 

• Ike Turner

  Rocket 88 –

• Intrigues

  In A Moment –

• Intruders

  Together –

  
  

  I Wanna Know Your Name –

  
  

  Cowboys To Girls –

  
  

  (We’ll Be) United –

  
  

  Sad Girl –

  Love Is Just Like A Baseball Game –

  
  

  I’ll Always Love My Mama –

• Isaac Hayes

  Do Your Thing –

  
  

  I Stand Accused –

• Isley Bros

  For The Love Of You –

  
  

  Caravan Of Love –

• Jackie Moore

  This Time Baby –

• Jackson 5

  This Place Hotel  –

  Good Times –

• Jaheim

  Age Aint A Factor –

• James Brown

  Super Bad –

  
  

  Mother Popcorn –

  The Big Payback –

  Make It Funky –

  Its Too Funky In Here –

• James Mtume

  Juicy Fruit –

• Janet Jackson

  That’s The Way Love Goes –

• Jeffrey Osborne LTD

  Stay With Me Tonight –

  
  

  Holdin On –

• Jerry Butler

  Cooling Out –

  
  

  Your Precious Love –

  Only The Strong Survive –

• Jimmy Castor Bunch

  E-Man Party –

• Joe

  Express Yourself –

• Joe Hinton

  Funny How Time Slips Away –

• John Legend

  Ordinary People –

• Johnnie Taylor

  Can’t Strike Gold In A Silver Mine –

  
  

  I Had A Dream –

  
  

  Big Head Hundreds –

  
  

  Somebody’s Sleeping In My Bed –

  
  

  Juke Joint –

  Disco Lady – 

  
  

  Who’s Makin Love To My Old Lady –

  
  

  Too Many Memories –

  
  

  This Is Your Night –

  
  

  Lady My Whole World Is You –

  Last Two Dollars –

  
  

  It’s Cheaper To Keep Her –

  Play Something Pretty –

  Just Because –

• Johnny Bristol

  Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me –

• Johnny Guitar Watson

  Ain’t That A Bitch –

• Jr Walker and the All Stars

  Pucker Up Buttercup –

  Shake and Fingerpop –

• Junie Morrison

  Super Jay –

• Keb Mo

  My Baby’s Tellin Lies Again –

• Kem

  I Can’t Stop Loving You –

• Klymaxx

  Meeting In The Ladies Room –

• Kool and The Gang

  Chocolate Buttermilk –

  
  

  Let’s Go Dancing (ooh la la la) –

  
  

  Open Sesame pt. 2 –

  
  

  Misled –

  
  

  Tonight –

• Lakeside

  Fantastic Voyage –

• Lalah Hathaway and Joe Sample

  Fever –

• Larry Graham

  One In A Million –

• Lenny Williams

  Cause I Love You –

• Linda Jones

  Hypnotized –

• Lionel Richie

  Penny Lover –

  
  

  Sail On –

  
  

  I’m Easy –

  
  

  Lady You Bring Me Up –

  Love Will Find A Way –

• Little Anthony and The Imperials

  I’ve Got A New Attitude –

  
  

  I’m On The Outside Looking In –

  
  

  Hurt So Bad –

• Little Jr Parker

  Drivin Wheel –

• Lou Rawls

  You’ll Never Find –

  
  

  Tobacco Road –

  
  

  See You When I Get There –

  
  

  Don’t Explain –

  
  

  Nobody But Me –

  It’s Spring Again –

  
  

  This Song Will Last Forever –

  
  

  Groovy People –

  
  

  Pure Imagination –

  
  

  Ain’t That Lovin You –

  Lady Love –

  If I Coulda Woulda Shoulda –

• LTD

  I’m Back In Love Again –

  
  

  Kickin Back –

• Luther Ingram

  If Lovin You Is Wrong –

• Luther Vandross

  Wait For Love –

  
  

  So Amazing –

  
  

  It’s Over Now –

  
  

  Since You’ve Been Gone –

  
  

  Superstar –

  Love Won’t Let Me Wait –

  
  

  Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now –

  
  

  Bad Boy –

• Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn

  If This World Were Mine –

• Main Ingredient

  Everybody Plays the Fool –

• Mandrill

  Fencewalk –

  
  

  Git It All –

  
  

  Suzy Caesar –

• Manhattans

  Dance To A Love Song –

  
  

  I Really Miss You –

  
  

  Kiss And Say Goodbye –

  
  

  There’s No Me Without You –

  
  

  It Feels So Good –

  Crazy –

  
  

  Shining Star –

  
  

  Hurt –

• Margie Joseph and Blue Magic

  What’s Come Over Me –

• Martha and The Vandellas

  In My Lonely Room –

  My Baby Loves Me –

• Marvin Gaye

  Keep Getting It On –

  
  

  Inner City Blues –

  
  

  Your Precious Love –

  
  

  How Sweet It Is –

  
  

  Lets Get It On –

  Distant Lover –

  
  

  Let’s Get It On –

  
  

  Got To Give It Up –

  
  

  If I Could Build My World –

  Come Get To This –

• Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross

  My Mistake –

• Marvin Sease

  I’m Mr Jody –

  
  

  Hootchie Mama –

  
  

  Show Me What You Got –

• Mary J Blige

  I Feel Good –

  
  

  I’m Not Gonna Cry –

• Maze with Frankie Beverly

  Joy And Pain –

  
  

  While I’m Alone –

  
  

  Lady Of Magic –

  
  

  I Wanna Thank You –

  
  

  You –

  Happy Feeling –

  
  

  We Are One –

  
  

  Before I Let Go –

  Back In Stride –

  Laid Back Girl –

• McFadden and Whitehead

  Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now –

• Mel Waiters

  Hole In The Wall –

  
  

  Pop It Baby –

  
  

  Something In Common –

  
  

  Material Things –

  
  

  Got My Whiskey –

  Woman In Need –

  
  

  The Smaller The Club –

  
  

  Your Kitchen Was Closed –

  
  

  Got My Ice Chest –

  
  

  Slip Away –

  She Ain’t Drunk –

  Swing Out Song –

• Michael McDonald

  Signed Sealed Delivered –

  
  

  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough –

  
  

  Second That Emotion –

  You’re All I Need To Get By –

• Midnight Star

  Midas Touch –

  
  

  No Parking On The Dance Floor –

• Mighty Clouds Of Joy

  Mighty High –

• Miki Howard

  Good Morning Heartache –

• Milira

  Go Outside In The Rain –

• Millie Jackson

  All I Want Is A Fighting Chance –

  
  

  If Loving You Is Wrong –

  Ask Me What You Want –

• Mitty Collier

  I Had A Talk With My Man –

• Morris Day and The Tyme

  The Bird –

  
  

  Ice Cream Castles –

  
  

  Cool –

• Mother’s Finest

  Love Changes –

• Natalie Cole

  Love Is On The Way –

  
  

  I’ve Got Love On My Mind –

  
  

  Sophisticated Lady –

• New Birth

  Wildflower –

  
  

  Dream Merchant –

  
  

  It’s Been A Long Time –

• Nick Colionne

  Poor House –

  Rainy Night In Georgia –

• Nicolas Bearde

  Wild Is The Wind –

• Ohio Players

  Heaven Must Be Like This –

  
  

  Funky Worm –

  
  

  Fire –

  
  

  Skin Tight –

• OJays

  Survival –

  
  

  You Got Your Hooks In Me –

  
  

  Forever Mine –

  
  

  Stairway To Heaven –

  
  

  Livin’ For The Weekend –

  Used To Be My Girl –

  
  

  Family Reunion –

  
  

  I Love Music –

  
  

  For The Love Of Money –

• One Way

  Cutie Pie –

• Oran Juice Jones

  The Rain –

• Otis Redding

  Try A Little Tenderness –

  
  

  These Arms Of Mine –

  
  

  I’ve Been Loving You Too Long –

  
  

  Mr Pityful –

• Parliament

  Theme From The Black Hole –

  
  

  Atomic Dog –

  
  

  Flashlight –

  
  

  One Nation Under A Groove –

  
  

  Mothership Connection ( Star Child ) –

• Pat Gordon

  Just Because –

• Patrice Rushen

  Forget Me Nots –

• Patti Drew

  Tell Him –

• Patti Labelle

  Somewhere Over The Rainbow –

  
  

  Lady Marmalade –

  
  

  If You Ask Me To –

  
  

  Does He Love You –

• Paul Hardcastle

  Love’s Theme –

• Peabo Bryson

  Feel The Fire –

• Peoples Choice

  Party Is A Groovy Thing –

• Percy Sledge

  Love Comes Knockin’ –

  
  

  When A Man Loves A Woman –

• Phil Perry

  Al Green Medley –

• Phyllis Hyman

  Somewhere In My Lifetime –

  
  

  Living All Alone –

  
  

  What You Won’t Do For Love –

  
  

  Old Friend –

• Pleasure

  Joyous –

  
  

  Glide –

• Pointer Sisters

  Jada –

• Prince

  Erotic City –

  
  

  Gett Off –

  
  

  Sexy M. F. –

  
  

  Controversy –

  DMSR –

• Quincy Jones

  (I Want To) Rock With You –

  
  

  Stuff Like That –

• R Kelly

  The Storm Is Over Now –

  
  

  Bump And Grind –

• Ray Charles

  Child Support –

  
  

  Oh What A Beautiful Morning –

  
  

  Our Love Is Here To Stay –

  
  

  You Don’t Know Me –

  
  

  Cry –

  I’ve Got News For You –

  
  

  Moonlight In Vermont –

• Regina Belle

  If I Could –

• Richard Fields

  If It Ain’t One Thing –

• Rick James

  Standing On Top –

  
  

  Give To Me Baby –

  
  

  You And I –

  
  

  Super Freak –

• Rick James and Teena Marie

  Fire & Desire –

• Roberta Flack

  Feel like Makin Love –

  
  

  First Time Ever I Saw Your Face –

• Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway

  You’ve Got A Friend –

• Ronnie Dyson

  Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely –

• Roscoe Gordon

  Just A Little Bit –

• Rose Royce

  Car Wash –

  
  

  I Want To Get Next To You –

  
  

  Wishing On A Star –

  Ooh Boy –

• Sam and Dave

  You Got Me Hummin –

  
  

  Said I Wasn’t Going To Tell –

  
  

  Wrap It Up –

  
  

  You Don’t Know Like I Know –

• Sam Cooke

  Ain’t That News –

  
  

  My Baby Done Gone –

  
  

  Havin a Party –

  
  

  Change Gonna Come –

  
  

  Nothing Can Ever Change This Love –

  Blowin In The Wind –

  
  

  If I Had A Hammer –

  
  

  The Best Things In Life Are Free –

  
  

  This Little Light Of Mine –

  
  

  Nobody Wants You –

  Bring It On Home To Me –

  
  

  That’s Where It’s At –

  
  

  Twistin The Night Away –

  
  

  You Send Me –

  
  

  Frankie & Johnny –

  Bill Bailey –

• Sammy O’

  Right Here In The Palm Of My Hand –

• Shalamar

  Somewhere There’s A Love –

  
  

  Second Time Around –

  
  

  Motown Medley –

  
  

  A Night To Remember –

• Sly and The Family Stone

  Thank You –

• Smokey Robinson

  Ooh Baby Baby –

  
  

  I Can’t Get Enough –

  
  

  Share It –

  Tell Me Tomorrow –

  Quiet Storm –

• Solo

  Heaven –

  
  

  Where Do You Want Me To Put It –

• Solomon Burke

  Got To Get Ya Off My Mind –

• SOS

  Just Be Good To Me –

• Spinners

  Ghetto Child –

  
  

  Me And My Music –

  
  

  Sadie –

  
  

  City Full Of Memories –

  
  

  Mighty Love –

  Love Don’t Love Nobody –

  
  

  Just You And Me Baby –

  
  

  I’ll Be Around –

• Staple Singers

  Come Go With Me –

  
  

  Heavy Makes You Happy –

  
  

  La De Da –

  
  

  Respect Yourself –

  
  

  I’ll Take You There –

  Touch A Hand (Make A Friend) –

• Steve Arrington

  Weak At The Knees –

• Stevie Wonder

  Happy Birthday –

  Bird Of Beauty –

  
  

  Superwoman –

  
  

  Redemption Song –

  
  

  So What The Fuss –

  
  

  Where Were You When I Needed You –

  AS (Always) –

  
  

  Master Blaster –

  
  

  Knocks Me Off My Feet –

  
  

  You Haven’t Done Nothin’ –

  You Got It Bad Girl

• Stylistics

  Betcha By Golly Wow –

  
  

  It’s Too Late –

  
  

  Children Of The Night –

  
  

  You’re As Right As Rain –

  
  

  MEDLEY –

  Pay Back Is A Dog –

  
  

  People Make The World Go Round –

  
  

  You Make Me Feel Brand New –

• Supremes Scherrie and Lynda

  Back By Popular Demand –

• Tank

  You’re My Star –

• Teddy Pendergrass

  Do Me –

  
  

  Shout and Scream –

  
  

  Get Up Get Down –

  
  

  You’re My Latest  –

  
  

  Love TKO –

  All By Myself –

  
  

  Easy Easy Got To Take It Easy –

  
  

  Turn Off The Lights –

  
  

  Close The Door –

  
  

  When Somebody Loves You Back –

  Come On Go With Me –

  
  

  The Whole Town’s Laughing –

  
  

  I Don’t Love You Anymore –

• Teena Marie

  Lovergirl –

• Temptations

  Cloud Nine –

  
  

  Stay –

  
  

  My Baby –

  
  

  The Girl’s Alright With Me –

  
  

  Since I Lost My Baby –

  Happy People –

  
  

  It’s Growing –

  
  

  I Want Love I Can See –

  
  

  Treat Her Like A Lady –

  
  

  Shakey Ground –

  Silent Night –

  
  

  Lady Soul –

  
  

  I Could Never Love Another –

  (I Know) I’m Losing You –

  With These Hands –

  Girl Why You Wanna Make Me Blue –

• The Chi-lites

  A Letter To Myself –

  
  

  Try My Side Of Love –

• The Delfonics

  Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time –

• The Dells

  I Can Sing A Rainbow / Love Is Blue –

  
  

  Always Together –

  
  

  Oh What A Night –

  The Love We Had –

• The English Drifters

  It’s Alright –

• The Escorts

  I’ll Be Sweeter –

• The Five Stairsteps

  The Touch Of You –

  
  

  You Waited Too Long –

  
  

  Come Back –

  
  

  World Of Fantasy –

  
  

  Danger She’s A Stranger –

• The Floaters

  Float On –

• The Futures

  Love Is Here –

• The Honeycones

  Want Ads –

  One Monkey –

• The Jones Girls

  Children Of The Night –

  
  

  You Gonna Make Me Love …

• The Mad Lads

  Come Closer To Me –

  
  

  I Want Someone –

• The Magnificent Men

  Maybe Maybe Baby –

  
  

  Peace Of Mind –

• The Originals

  Baby I’m For Real –

  
  

  The Bells –

• The Pastels

  Been So Long –

• The Salsoul Orchestra

  Run Away –

• The Soul Generation

  Body & Soul –

• The Trammps

  Happy People –

• The Whispers

  Hello Stranger –

  
  

  I Wanna Make It With You –

  
  

  And The Beat Goes On –

  
  

  Chocolate Girl –

  For The Cool In You –

• The Winstons

  I Love D.C. –

  
  

  Honor My Father –

  
  

  Be Thankful (for what you’ve got) –

  
  

  Color Him Father –

  
  

  Dance The Night Away –

  Window Shopping –

  Come On And Get My Love –

  That’s What You Mean To Me –

• Theodis Ealey

  Stand Up In It –

• Tina Turner

  What You Get Is What You See –

  Help –

• Tom Browne

  Funkin’ For Jamaica –

• Toni Braxton

  Let It Flow –

• Tony Terry

  With You –

• Tower Of Power

  This Time It’s Real –

  
  

  You Can’t Fall Up  –

  
  

  Don’t Change Horses –

• Troop

  Spread My Wings –

  
  

  All I Do Is Think Of You –

• Tyrone Davis

  I’m Gonna Party –

  
  

  Turn Back The Hands Of Time –

  
  

  It’s A Miracle –

  
  

  Can I Change My Mind –

  
  

  Turning Point –

  Back That Thing Up –

  
  

  Banging The Headboard –

• Walter Jackson

  Tear For Tear –

  
  

  Welcome Home –

  
  

  Feelings –

  
  

  At Last –

  
  

  Speak Her Name –

  It’s All Over –

• War

  All Day Music –

  
  

  Summer –

  Heartbeat –

• Will Downing

  Don’t Talk To Me –

• William Bell / Carla Thomas

  I Need You Woman –

• William Bell and Mavis Staples

  Love’s Sweet Sensation –

• Willie Clayton

  Party Like We Used To Do –

• Willie Hutch

  I Choose You –

• Wilson Pickett

  634-5789 –

  
  

  Midnight Mover –

  
  

  Don’t Fight It –

  
  

  Don’t Knock My Love –

  
  

  Sugar Sugar –

• Yanna

  Grandma’s Hand –

• Yarborough and Peoples

  I Wouldn’t Lie To You –

• Zapp and Roger

  More Bounce To The Ounce –

R&B MIDI Files

Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term “rhythm and blues” or ” R&B ” in 1948 as a musical term in the United States. It replaced the term “race music”, which originally came from within the black community, but was deemed offensive in the postwar world. The term “rhythm and blues” was used by Billboard in its chart listings from June 1949 until August 1969, when its “Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles” chart was renamed as “Best Selling Soul Singles”.
Writer/producer Robert Palmer defined rhythm & blues as “a catchall term referring to any music that was made by and for black Americans”. He has used the term ” R&B ” as a synonym for jump blues. However, Allmusic separates it from jump blues because of its stronger, gospel-esque backbeat. Lawrence Cohn, author of Nothing but the Blues, writes that “rhythm and blues” was an umbrella term invented for industry convenience. According to him, the term embraced all black music except classical music and religious music, unless a gospel song sold enough to break into the charts. Well into the 21st century, the term R&B continues in use (in some contexts) to categorize music made by black musicians, as distinct from styles of music made by other musicians.
In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, and saxophone. Arrangements were rehearsed to the point of effortlessness and were sometimes accompanied by background vocalists. Simple repetitive parts mesh, creating momentum and rhythmic interplay producing mellow, lilting, and often hypnotic textures while calling attention to no individual sound. While singers are emotionally engaged with the lyrics, often intensely so, they remain cool, relaxed, and in control. The bands dressed in suits, and even uniforms, a practice associated with the modern popular music that rhythm and blues performers aspired to dominate.
This excerpt is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B