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Recording Academy Remembers Those We Lost | GRAMMY In Memoriam
Take a moment to reflect and salute the members of the music community who we lost in 2018–2019
(The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost in 2018–2019. The 61st GRAMMY Awards telecast on CBS will feature an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to Jan. 8, 2019 are included in the official 61st GRAMMY Awards program book. The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community.)
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GRAMMY Rewind: Kendrick Lamar Honors Hip-Hop's Greats While Accepting Best Rap Album GRAMMY For 'To Pimp a Butterfly' In 2016
Upon winning the GRAMMY for Best Rap Album for 'To Pimp a Butterfly,' Kendrick Lamar thanked those that helped him get to the stage, and the artists that blazed the trail for him.
Updated Friday Oct. 13, 2023 to include info about Kendrick Lamar's most recent GRAMMY wins, as of the 2023 GRAMMYs.
A GRAMMY veteran these days, Kendrick Lamar has won 17 GRAMMYs and has received 47 GRAMMY nominations overall. A sizable chunk of his trophies came from the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards in 2016, when he walked away with five — including his first-ever win in the Best Rap Album category.
This installment of GRAMMY Rewind turns back the clock to 2016, revisiting Lamar's acceptance speech upon winning Best Rap Album for To Pimp A Butterfly. Though Lamar was alone on stage, he made it clear that he wouldn't be at the top of his game without the help of a broad support system.
"First off, all glory to God, that's for sure," he said, kicking off a speech that went on to thank his parents, who he described as his "those who gave me the responsibility of knowing, of accepting the good with the bad."
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He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.
"We'd never forget that: Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage, to be the best that they can be," Lamar — a Compton native himself — continued, leading into an impassioned conclusion spotlighting some of the cornerstone rap albums that came before To Pimp a Butterfly.
"Hip-hop. Ice Cube. This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle. This is for Illmatic, this is for Nas. We will live forever. Believe that."
To Pimp a Butterfly singles "Alright" and "These Walls" earned Lamar three more GRAMMYs that night, the former winning Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and the latter taking Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (the song features Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat). He also won Best Music Video for the remix of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood."
Lamar has since won Best Rap Album two more times, taking home the golden gramophone in 2018 for his blockbuster LP DAMN., and in 2023 for his bold fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.
Watch Lamar's full acceptance speech above, and check back at GRAMMY.com every Friday for more GRAMMY Rewind episodes.
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Remembering Clarence Avant: The Black Godfather, Renowned Entertainment Mentor & Recording Academy Honoree
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, L.A. Reid and Babyface, and Jimmy Iovine counted the entertainment pioneer as an essential piece of their success. The manager, label and broadcast media owner, and mentor died on Aug. 13 at age 92.
Known variously as the Black Godfather, the Godfather of Black Music and the Godfather of Black Entertainment, industry legend Clarence Avant was a pioneer over some seven decades in entertainment. The manager, label and broadcast media owner, and mentor died on Aug. 13 at age 92.
The breadth of Avant’s impact cannot be overstated. For his myriad accomplishments — many of which were historic and groundbreaking — he received the Recording Academy's Trustees Award in 2008. In 2019, Avant received the GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Award.
"Clarence Avant will forever be remembered as a trailblazer and changemaker whose commitment to music and the community paved the way for opportunity and greater inclusion within our industry," said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. "He fundamentally transformed the musical landscape for the better. The depth of Clarence’s legacy will last for generations."
A lengthy list of luminaries in the worlds of entertainment, music, politics and more paid tribute to Avant on social media.

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Bill Clinton tweeted, "It was impossible to spend time with Clarence Avant and not come away feeling more positive and wanting to follow his example."
The Rev. Al Sharpton called Avant "a revolutionary," adding that "When people in the entertainment world were delegated to a near master/slave relationship, he broke through that wall of exploitation and made us respected business people.
"This man was singularly responsible for helping so many Black artists get paid their worth," civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill tweeted.
Magic Johnson tweeted, "He knew how to touch every individual he met and meet them where they were in order to get them where they needed to be."
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation reflected on Avant's legacy:
Born Feb. 25, 1931, in North Carolina, Avant began his career under the tutelage of Louis Armstrong manager Joe Glaser. He would soon branch out on his own to manage artists including Sarah Vaughan, Freddie Hubbard and pioneering Black record producer Tom Wilson. Avant opened a Los Angeles office in 1964.
In 1967, Avant helped negotiate what is said to be the first joint venture between a Black artist and a major label when he mediated a deal for Motown writer-producer William "Mickey" Stevenson with MGM for the soul subsidiary Venture Records.
In 1969, Avant founded his own label, Sussex. The label’s first release was Cold Fact, the unsuccessful debut from the late Sixto Rodriguez, who would years later become the subject of the Oscar-winning doc Searching for Sugar Man. While it took 50 years for Rodriguez to get his due, such was not the case for other Sussex releases such as Dennis Coffey’s smash funky instrumental "Scorpio" and certainly not for Bill Withers, who from 1971 to 1972 had three singles go platinum or gold.
During this time, Avant also bought what became one of the first Black-owned U.S. radio stations, Los Angeles R&B outlet KTYM. Both this venture and Sussex would wind down by 1975, which led to Avant’s founding of Tabu Records.
It was at Tabu that Avant discovered the songwriting and production talents of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who had both been members of the Prince-owned band the Time. Jam and Lewis would create one of the most gravity-defying sounds of the ’80s, and Avant would eventually introduce them to Janet Jackson.
That kind of behind-the-scenes dot-connecting was the norm for Avant. He was considered an important mentor by Jam and Lewis, L.A. Reid and Babyface, industry titans Sylvia Rhone, Jheryl Busby, Jon Platt and Jimmy Iovine, and many others — including football great Jim Brown, whom Avant reportedly convinced to take up acting.
He was a political activist, especially for Black causes, and was an unofficial advisor to Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama.
He would also serve as Chairman of Motown Records and would become the first Black person to serve on the international management board for PolyGram. He was the subject of the 2019 documentary The Black Godfather.
In addition to his Recording Academy Trustees Award, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 and is due to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 7.
There was no blueprint for Avant’s storied career. "I kept hearing about this guy Clarence Avant, but no one seemed to know what his actual official title was," Jim Brown recalled.
"My whole career has been like this," Avant once told Variety. "People ask me, ‘how did you do all this?’ How the f— do I know? I just do things. I just like to take shots."
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Watch The 2023 GRAMMYs Star-Studded Tribute To Lost Legends Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie & Takeoff | 2023 GRAMMYs
The moving GRAMMY Awards segment featured friends, family and bandmates honoring their departed loved ones in song — including tributes from Kacey Musgraves, Quavo, and Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt.
A moving 2023 GRAMMYs segment featured friends, family and bandmates honoring their departed loved ones in song — including tributes from Kacey Musgraves, Quavo, and Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt.
The GRAMMY Awards' annual tribute to music industry icons who passed in the preceding year is always a bittersweet highlight of the ceremony — and this year's moving edition was certainly no exception.
In addition to honoring the many artists, producers, executives, and more who we lost, three legendary musicians received individual recognition from their close friends, collaborators, and loved ones.
A longtime admirer of Loretta Lynn, Kacey Musgraves became friends with the late country legend after opening for Lynn's 2012 tour — and thus was the perfect person to honor the four-time GRAMMY-winner.
Surrounded by a spray of red flowers and wearing a red dress that would've suited the Songwriter Hall of Fame honoree, Musgraves delivered a sterling rendition of Lynn's autobiographical "Coal Miner's Daughter."
With each strum of her guitar — with Lynn’s name inlaid on the neck in enamel — Musgraves brought more of her hero's trademark warmth and country legacy into fuller bloom, the names and images of other lost legends materializing behind her.
The rap world was stunned when it lost Migos member Takeoff in a tragic shooting in November, and his uncle and bandmate Quavo paid tribute with the elegiac "Without You." The rapper's soulful delivery was rounded out by the rich harmonies of gospel group Maverick City Music, the pain evident in his face as he sat next to an empty stool, his nephew’s chain hanging from a tragically unused mic stand.
As the song concluded, Quavo rose, holding that chain up to the heavens, his hope to see Takeoff again ringing out.
While clips of heroes like Jeff Beck and David Crosby surely brought tears to many an eye, the heartfelt tributes were rounded out by the trio of Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, and Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood. Together, they honored Christine McVie with a poignant rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird."
While Fleetwood stood with a resonant hand drum, Crow took to the piano with Raitt seated at her side. "And the songbirds are singing/ Like they know the score," they sang: "And I love you, I love you, I love you/ Like never before."
The crystalline performance immaculately suited the songwriter's immense spirit and unparalleled writing, with Fleetwood’s somber hand drum lending a beautiful final note.
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The Recording Academy Remembers The Music People We've Lost | GRAMMY In Memoriam (2022)
Take a moment to reflect on and salute the members of the music community we lost.
The following is a list of artists and industry professionals the music community lost from Jan. 1, 2022 to Dec. 6, 2022.
The 2022 GRAMMYs telecast on CBS featured an In Memoriam segment highlighting some of these individuals via a video tribute, and all of these individuals who died prior to its print date are included in the official 2023 GRAMMYs program book.
The Recording Academy salutes each individual for their respective talents and contributions to our culture and community.
Jody Abbot
Juan Alfonso Abreu (Xtassy)
Ernest Abuba
Bobbe "Beegie" Long Adair
Patrick Adams
Cynthia Albritton
Yuz Aleshkovsky
Clive "Zanda" Alexander
Drew Alexander
Silas "SiMan Baby" Alexander
Ian Alexander jr.
Mary Alice
Stu Allan
Jerry Ivan Allison
George al-Rassi
Ahmed Alshaiba
Lalith Anand
David Andersson
Ernie Andrews
Reggie Andrews
Nicholas Angelich
Stuart Anstis
Jon Appleton
Steve Arkin
Brooks Arthur
Maureen Arthur
Ibrahim Ashk
Bobby Atkins
Barry Bailey
Chris Bailey
Bamba Bakya
Silvia Baleani
Classie Ballou, Sr.
Gabe Baltazar
Alain Bancquart
Abhijit Bandyopadhyay
Sultan "Traxamillion" Banks
King Louie Bankston
Joseph Banowetz
Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Daniele Barioni
John Barnes
Scott Barnes
Walter Barylli
Edava Basheer
Eddie Basinski
Jules Bass
Shandler "Wavy Navy Pooh" Beaubien
Rose Beauchamp
Ana Bejerano
Daniel Belardinelli
Jerry Bentley
Teresa Berganza
Marilyn Bergman
John Beug
Guillame Bideau
Ryan Biggs
Yam Bing-yee
Bayron Binkley
Ali Birra
Harrison Birtwistle
Alan Blaikley
Lilian Blankson
Stéphane Blet
Philippe Boesmans
Peter Bogdanovich
Rolando Boldrin
Bill Bourne
Donald Brady
Jaimie Branch
Traci Braxton
Thom Bresh
Todd Brodginski
Peter Brook
Gary Brooker
Steve Broughton
Harpdog Brown
Johnny Brown
Julia Buciuceanu
Kai Bumann
Roman Bunka
Bruce Burch
Sonny Burke
Billie Burton
Joe Bussard
Nigel Butterley
Hal Bynum
Shorty Byrd
James Caan
Dennis Cahill
Eison Cai
Mickey Calin
Mira Calix
Sudie Callaway
Darius Campbell
Pat Campbell
Marciano Cantero
María José Cantilo
Allison Canzanella
Irene Cara
Giancarlo Cardini
Erasmo Carlos
Jo Carol Ann
Carleton Carpenter
Martín Carrizo
Pat Carroll
Jeff Carson
Aaron Carter
Darryl Caseine
Fred Catero
Guayo Cedeño
Jordi Cervello
Koady Chaisson
Heo Cham
Joe Chambers
Norm Chambers
Manny Charlton
Kerry Chater
Subhomoy Chatterjee
Levon Chaushian
Roland Anthony Chirico
Terry Choate
Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury
Miu Chu
Gene Cipriano
Roderick 'Pooh' Clark
Sammy Clark
Mike Clement
Dale Clevenger
Con Cluskey
Bob "Dr. Jazz" Cohen
Nick Colionne
"Chubby" Conine
Jeff Cook
Al Cooley
Tommy Cordell
Azio Corghi
Carmela Corren
José Luis Cortés
Gal Costa
Warren "Waz" Costello
Cathal Coughlan
Morty Craft
Zuri Craig
AB Crentsil
Lyell Cresswell
Bernard Cribbins
Charles Criss
Mike Cross
J.D. Crowe
Julee Cruise
George Crumb
Bettye Crutcher
Jerry Crutchfield
Ronnie Cuber
Scott Dachroeden
David Dalton
"Jessie D" Lee Daniels
Kal David
Betty Davis
Rosa de Castilla
Marc Lee Dé Hugar
Aurelio De La Vega
Paulino Deanda Bernal
Joey DeFrancesco
Mike Dekle
Emilio Delgado
Garth Dennis
Alex DePue
Bunny Diamond
Tabby Diamond
Don Dilling
Paulo Diniz
Jerry Doucette
Jane Dowden
Tyrone Downie
Lamont Dozier
Frank Drake
Martin C. Dreiwitz
Eddie Edwards Drennan
Paul Dufour
Noel Duggan
Shonka Dukureh
Howard Alexander Dumble
Brian Dunning
Jim Duty
Dennis East
John L. Eastman
Ray Edenton
Iwan Edwards
Jamal Edwards
Vince "CPO Boss Hogg" Edwards
Mickey Eichner
Dan Einstein
Mary Ellin Barrett
Kenward Elmslie
Ralph Emery
Greg Epler
Ernesto Cavour
Flavio Etcheto
Archie Eversole
Maria Ewing
Ulises Eyherabide
Doug Eyink
Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay
Xue Fan
Dewey Farmer
Christine Farnon
Ben Farrell
Mitch Faulkner
Nolan Faulkner
Daniel Fawcett
Tim Feerick
Núria Feliu
Ludmila Ferber
Fallece Bernardo Adam Ferrero
Steve Fickinger
Bert Fields
Eberhard Finke
Annie Flanders
Neil Flanz
Jorja Fleezanis
Mark Fleischman
Andy Fletcher
Jake Flint
Gianluca Floris
Adam Foster
Juan Francisco González
Deborah Fraser
George Frayne
Dallas Frazier
Wes Freed
David Freel
Joe Friedman
Bill Fries
Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr.
Ron Gallela
Luiz Galvao
Armando Gama
Ricky Gardiner
Rita Gardner
Ray Garduño
Charles "is-City" Gatt
Franco Gatti
Jan Gaye
Fred Geiger
Geoff Nuttall
Donny Gerrard
Joe Gilchrist
Mickey Gilley
Ellen Zoe Golden
Burt Goldstein
Darío Gómez
Doc Gonzales
Francisco González
Dallas Good
Tristan Goodall
Sam Gooden
Mick Goodrick
Robert Gordon
Robert Louis Gordy
Gilbert Gottfried
Don Grahm
Randy Gray
Helen Grayco
John Green
Bruce Greig
John Grenell
Arthur Grigoryan
Howard Grimes
Steve Grimmett
Zhou Guangren
Agustin Gurza
Barbara Maier Gustern
Song Hae
Patrick Haggerty
Dick Halligan
Alexander Hamilton
Duncan Hannah
Ed Hardy
Alice Harnoncourt
William Hart
"Big John" Harte
John Hartman
Orrin Hatch
Ronnie Hawkins
Rosa Lee Hawkins
Ivonne Haza
Bob Heathcote
Michael Henderson
Judy Henske
Marva Hicks
Jimbeau Hinson
Arnold "Arno" Hintjens
Tohru "Monamour" Hiroshima
Gary "Chicken" Hirsh
Jim Horn
Joseph Horovitz
Damodar Hota
Franz Hummel
Darryl Hunt
Ivy Jo Hunter
Hovain Hylton
Pau Riba i Romeva
Toshi Ichiyanagi
Simon Illa
İlhan İrem
Colleen Ironside
Susan Jacks
Francis Jackson
Michael James Jackson
Big Rude Jake
Khan Jamal
Joni James
Conrad Janis
Danny Javier
Philip Jeck
Lee Jihan
Griselda Jiménez
Fredrik Johansson
Mable John
Jimmy Johnson
Keith Wonderboy Johnson
Syl Johnson
Wilko Johnson
Jerry Ray Johnston
Leslie Jordan
Justin Alexander "J $tash" Joseph
Kenwrick "Kenny J" Joseph
Marvin Josephson
Naomi Judd
Orlando Julius
Bang Jun-seok
Michail Jurowski
Danny Kalb
Joseph Kalichstein
Ramdas Kamat
Prafulla Kar
Ryan Karazija
Lil Keed
Ken Kelly
Sean Kelly
Jimmy Kennedy
Anita Kerr
Alam Khan
Ronnie Kidd
Hamish Kilgour
Douglas Kirkland
Margo Knesz
Dale Knippers
Stamatis Kokotas
Irini Konitopoulou-Legaki
Charles Koppelman
John C. Koss
William Kraft
Blanka Kulinska
Jaakko Kuusisto
Dr. Paul Kwami
Carmelo La Bionda
Art Laboe
Bappi Lahiri
Jayananda Lama
Mark Lanegan
Michael Lang
Mike Lang
Angela Lansbury
Sam Lay
Q Lazzarus
Willie Leacox
Marcus Leatherdale
Pastelle LeBlanc
Everett Lee
Quentin Oliver Lee
Mon Legaspi
Keith Levene
Mark Levine
Mariusz Lewandowski
Ramsey Lewis
Don Lewis
Gord Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jon Lind
Ray Liotta
Lenny Lipton
Meat Loaf
Kevin Locke
Bob Lokman
Jim Long
Jun Lopito
Bob LuPone
Radu Lupu
Loretta Lynn
Warner Mack
Shirles "Re Styles" Macleod
Shel Macrae
Al Mair
Kyle Maite
Clyde Maness
Lata Mangeshkar
Lucy Rowan Mann
Ken Mansfield
Álvaro Manzano
James Maraniss
Jane "Nightbirde" Marczewski
Sid Mark
Emmaretta Marks
Kurt Markus
Ingram Marshall
Bernabé Martí
Brad Martin
Diane Martin
Gavin Martin
Keith Martin
Mac Martin
Mor Mario Martínez
Randall Massengill
Janez Maticic
Tito Matos
Tina May
Lowry Mays
Gazi Mazharul Anwar
Dan McCafferty
Mary McCaslin
Deborah McCrary
David McDonald
Ian McDonald
John McGale
Bob McGrath
Douglas McGrath
Doug McKean
Noel McKoy
John McLeod
Christine McVie
Sister Janet Mead
Glenn Meadows
Eric Mercury
María Mérida
Joe Messina
Blake Mevis
Pablo Milanes
Ron Miles
Jody Miller
Sidney Miller
Sue Mingus
Zelito Miranda
Nirmala Mishra
Charnett Moffett
Franz Mohr
Boris Moiseev
Bill Mollman
Mick Moloney
Grachan Moncur III
Gracia Montes
Benjamin Moore, Jr.
Mike Mora
Owen Moran
Massimo Morante
Henrique Morelenbaum
Denroy Morgan
Tommy Morgan
Joel Morowitz
Barbara Morrison
Robert Morse
Juan José Mosalini
Rodger E. Mosley
Mighty Mouse
James Mtume
Sandhya Mukherjee
Dudley Murphy
David Muse
Rachel Nagy
Pierre Narcisse
María Inés Naveillán
Nolan Neal
Tommy Neal
Dawit Nega
Bobbie Nelson
Sandy Nelson
Hans Neuenfels
Bobby Neuwirth
Don Newkirk
Olivia Newton-John
Nichelle Nichols
Mariana Nicolesco
Rab Noakes
Paolo Noel
Minoru Nojima
Neil Nongkynrih
Adibah Noor
Nayyara Noor
Monty Norman
Ica Novo
Carlo Nuccio
Bobby O'Jay
Sammie Okposo
David Ornette Cherry
Mariel Orr
Anthony Ortega
Dave Osborne
Mo Ostin
Karim Ouellet
Jim Owens
Pedro Pablo García Caffi
LaShun Pace
Irene Papas
Gloria Parker
Mimi Parker
Tom Parker
Dez Parkes
Leslie Parnas
Ric Parnell
Fred Parris
Anne Parsons
Philip Paul
D.H. Peligro
Osvaldo Peredo
Jacques Perrin
Mark L. Perthel
Libor Pesek
Marybeth Peters
Maggie Peterson
Greg Philbin
Idris Phillips
Svika Pick
Keaton Pierce
Renée Pietrafesa
Don Pippin
Galina Pisarenko
Bill Pitman
Paul Plimley
Sidney Poitier
Prins Polo
Jerzy Polomski
Bruce Pomahac
Jim Post
Gerald Potterton
Jesse Powell
Richard Pratt
Seymour "Red" Press
Simon Preston
James Price
Howie Pyro
Charles Quillen
Rubina Qureshi
James Rado
Bob Rafelson
Aki Rahimovski
S.V. Ramanan
Agustin Ramirez
Randy Rand
Alleppey Ranganath
Raymond Raposa
James Reams
Pete Reiniger
Patricio Renán
Hollis Resnik
John Rice Irwin
Robert Richards
Riky Rick
Walter Riley King
Ismael Rivera Jr.
Archie Roach
Richard Roat
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Sandy Roberton
Garry Roberts
Martin "Marty" Roberts
PnB Rock
Pamela "Jordan" Rooke
Ned Rorem
Art Rosenbaum
Andy Ross
Beverly Ross
Cormac Roth
Badal Roy
Jamie Roy
Ed Rudy
Art Rupe
Bobby Rydell
Paul Ryder
Jordi Sabatés
Samir Sabri
Wally Safford
Balwinder Safri
Bob Saget
Daniel Sahad
Teruhiko Saigo
Steve Salas
Marty Sammon
Pharoah Sanders
T.V. Sankaranarayanan
Manolo Sanlucar
José Enrique "Chelique" Sarabia
Peter Scaping
Leon Schidlowsky
Klaus Schulze
Chris Scicluna
JayDaYongan
Richard Seal
Jim Seals
Gabe Serbian
Richard Setlowe
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Yuri Shatunov
William B. Shelby
Burke Shelley
Liz Sheridan
Dave Sherman
Kirti Shiledar
Guitar Shorty
Terry Shue
Riho Sibul
Paul Siebel
David "Ziggy" Sigmund
Haralds Simanis
Calvin Simon
Joanna Simon
Lucy Simon
Joyce Sims
Bhupinder Singh
Roslyn Singleton
Herschel Sizmore
Arnold Skolnick
Alexander Skulsky
DJ Kay Slay
Young Slo-Be
Elliott "Grandpa" Small
Dave Smith
Dick Smith
Steve Smith
B. Smyth
Elza Soares
Jim Sohns
Josep Soler
Stefan Soltesz
R Somasekharan
Bhajan Sopori
Paul Sorvino
Pervis Spann
Ronnie Spector
Willie Spence
Buddy Spurlock
Pete St John
Meghan Stabile
Atilio Stampone
Pat Stay
Saundra Steele
Antonietta Stella
Elizabeth Stewart
Jim Stewart
Paul Stoddard
Laila Storch
Larry Storch
Trevor Strnad
Mark Stroman
Shivamogga Subbanna
Alec John Such
Monnette Sudler
Frederick Swann
Earl Swavey
John Swenson
Robin Sylvester
Yoram Taharlev
Marc Tanner
Joe Tarsia
Richard Taruskin
Carolyn Tate
Greg Tate
Creed Taylor
Dean Taylor
Morgan Taylor
Terry Teachout
Judy Tenuta
Arnold Terry
Nicky Tesco
Dev Tharikewala
Timmy Thomas
Barbara Thompson
Bjorn Thorsrud
Janet Thurlow
Jin Tielin
Clifford S. Tinder
Louise Tobin
Terry Tolkin
Louise Tomberlain
Alexander Toradze
Colin Touchin
Bramwell Tovey
Rosmarie Trapp
Héctor Tricoche
Dick Trump
Tokollo Tshabalala
Tuck Tucker
Brett Tuggle
Nik Turner
Rick Turner
Sonny Turner
Bob Tutupoly
Margaret Urlich
Frank Ursoleo
Bin Valencia
Paul Vance
John P Varkey
Josephine Veasey
Diego Verdaguer
Lars Vogt
William "Bil" VornDick
Adam Wade
Abdul Wadud
Natty Wailer
Sidhu Moose Wala
Bill Walker
Kenneth Wannberg
Dennis Waterman
Norma Waterson
Jody Wayne
Jay Weaver
Greg Webster
Lil Bo Weep
Bobby Weinstein
Mike Wells
Jan Welmers
Janice Wendell
Ken West
Sonny West
Glenn Wheatley
Joel Whitburn
Alan White
Carrie White
Roland White
Krista Whitworth Beitter
Neela Wickramasinghe
Jan Wijn
Snootie Wild
David O. Will
Ken Williams
Robert Williams
Don Wilson
George Winn
Geoff Wonfor
TDott Woo
Terry Woodson
Max Woodward
Andrew Woolfolk
Scotty Wray
Bernard Wright
Qiao Yu
Phyo Zayar Thaw
Jon Zazula
Drummie Zeb
Bezbaruah
Club Q Victims
Coolio
Dakis
DJ Sumbody
El Noba
FBG
Goonew
Hadrawi
Hurricane G
Kandikonda
KK
Mikaben
Skibadee
Takeoff
Tame One
Trouble
Vangelis
Walkie
Walsh
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