Stevie Wonder(born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950; name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American
singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Blind from birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records at the
age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for the label. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and won
twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever won by a solo artist.
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording
debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have
her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records
established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act.
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006), originally James Joseph Brown, Jr. , also known as "The Godfather of
Soul", was an American entertainer. He is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music
and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest working man in show business". As a
prolific singer, songwriter, dancer and bandleader, Brown was a pivotal force in the music industry.
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician.
He brought a soulful sound to country music and pop standards through his Modern Sounds recordings, as well as a rendition
of "America the Beautiful" that Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes called the "definitive version of the song, an American anthem —
a classic, just as the man who sang it. " He also appeared in the 1980 hit movie, The Blues Brothers.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative
to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha
Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a member of a junior gospel choir at age eleven.
Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop musician. Aguilera first appeared on national television
in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey
Mouse Club from 1993–1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan.
