Singers & Musicians
Name the group that put Diana Ross on the Map
What are the Supremes
Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, the Supremes, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and Marvin Gaye all performed this style of music?
What is Motown
This R&B hit starts out with "People say I'm..."?
What is "Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson
What instrument is Alicia Keys most noted for playing?
What is a Piano
This R & B singer was married to a "Notorious" Rapper.
who is Faith Evans
This man was the lead singer of the Commodores.
Who is Lionel Richie
This man was at the top of the Motown pyramid
Who is Berry Gordy
This Grammy-winning R&B hit was written on a houseboat in Sausalito, California in 1967.
What is "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay"
This person was the godfather of soul
Who is James Brown
By The Miracles, this song was Motown's first million-selling single and first number one hit on the R&B chart in 1961.
What is "Shop Around"
This musician was an early R&B artist who used boogie-woogie bass lines, shuffle rhythm, and short horn patterns. In 1944, he co-wrote the early R&B hit song "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby."
Who is Louis Jordan?
Motown originated in what city?
What is Detroit
This singer asked "What's Going On" with the world in the late 1960s
Who was Marvin Gaye
This song by Aretha Franklin became an anthem of the women's movement.
What is "Respect"?
This actress, featured in 'Do the Right Thing' was first a regular dancer on the Soul Train stage ?
Rosie Perez
This piano-playing singer was known for incorporating many genres into his solo singing style including: R&B, Jazz, Blues, gospel, and Latin
Who is Ray Charles
This song was the highest-charting Motown duet
What is "Endless Love" by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
This singer brought together Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, and Elton John to do a hit song which benefitted AIDS research & prevention.
Who is Dionne Warwick?
Her mother Cissy sang back-up on her 1985 hit How Will I Know
Who is Whitney Houston
This R&B and Jazz Hall of Famer was the first African American to host his own TV show
Nat King Cole
This singer grew up in performing in her father's church and was the reigning queen of soul
Who is Aretha Franklin
"Shop Around" was this group's first top 10 hit in the US, and was also their first release in the UK. Smokey Robinson was their lead singer, who are the group?
Who are The Miracles
This Memphis-based record label released R&B hits from artists such as Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MG's, Wilson Pickett, and Sam & Dave.
What is Stax Records
Who won the Grammy Award for best new artist in 1998?
Who is Lauren Hill
Grammy Hall of Famer whose real name is Patricia Louise Hotle-Edwards
Patty Labelle