Subgenres

Early R&B  artists

Aaron Neville
AJR
Alan Menken
Allen Toussaint
Barenaked Ladies & The Persuasions
Billy Joel
Billy Ward and The Dominoes
Bo Diddley
Bobby Vee
Boyz II Men
Champion Jack Dupree
Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
Curtis Hairston
Curtis Lee
Cyril Neville
Da Vinci's Notebook
Darts
Davina and the Vagabonds
Dee Clark
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dion
Dion & The Belmonts
Dr. John
Dr. John & The Lower 911
Earl King
Earl Lewis & The Channels
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
Estradasphere
Fats Domino
Frank Zappa
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Galactic
Gene Chandler
Gene Pitney
Guitar Slim
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Hanson
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Henry Butler & Steven Bernstein
Huey "Piano" Smith
Hugh Laurie
Irma Thomas
Isley Jasper Isley
Jackie Wilson
James Brown
Jan & Dean
Jerry Butler
Johnny Adams
Johnny Maestro
Johnny Maestro & The Crests
Katie Webster
Kermit Ruffins
King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew
Lee Dorsey
Liberty Silver
Little Anthony & The Imperials
Little Red
Lloyd Price
Louis Jordan
Marcia Ball
Mike Bloomfield / John Paul Hammond / Dr. John
Mr. Bungle
Neil Sedaka
New Edition
Our New Orleans
Phil Phillips
Phil Spector
Professor Longhair
Randy & The Rainbows
Raphael Saadiq
Robert Parker
Rockapella
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Snooks Eaglin
Stick McGhee
Sun Ra
The Angels
The Band
The Beach Boys
The Cadillacs
The Chantels
The Chordettes
The Clovers
The Coasters
The Crew Cuts
The Del-Vikings
The Dells
The Diamonds
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Drifters
The Elegants
The Five Satins
The Fleetwoods
The Genies
The Impressions
The Mello-Kings
The Meters
The Mothers of Invention
The Mystics
The Neville Brothers
The New Orleans Social Club
The Olympics
The Overtones
The Penguins
The Persuasions
The Platters
The Rip Chords
The Shirelles
The Skyliners
The Stylistics
The Subdudes
The Temptations
The Velvelettes
The Wild Magnolias
The Wild Tchoupitoulas
Tommy Edwards
Twin Temple
Walter Wolfman Washington