The R&B Years 1954

Professor Longhair

Ray Charles

Dinah Washington

B.B. King

Ruth Brown

Lowell Fulson

Charles Brown

Little Richard

Earl King

Big Mama Thornton

The Clovers

The Dominoes

Otis Blackwell

Little Milton

The Chords

Jimmy Witherspoon

T-Bone Walker

The Moonglows

Fats Domino

Wynonie Harris

Big Joe Turner

Champion Jack Dupree

Dave Bartholomew

Roy Brown

Amos Milburn

Pee Wee Crayton

Memphis Slim

Tiny Grimes

The Robins

Elmore James

Tommy Ridgley

Smiley Lewis

Tiny Bradshaw

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

The Penguins

Willie Mabon

The Midnighters

Jimmy McCracklin

LaVern Baker

Chuck Willis

The Medallions

Larry Dale

Nappy Brown

J.B. Lenoir

The 5 Royales

Percy Mayfield

Buddy Johnson

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown

Little Johnny Jones

Arthur Gunter

Johnny Ace

Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones

Red Prysock

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford

Varetta Dillard

Faye Adams

The Flairs

Earl Curry

Joe Houston

The Charms

Billy Emerson

Lula Reed

The Treniers

The Royals

Ricky Harper

Willie Egan

Shirley Gunter

Johnny Fuller

Billy Ward

Big John Greer

Margie Day

Mike Gordon

Jimmy Binkley

Young John Watson

The Tempo Toppers

The Eagles