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A protégé of pop-rapper MC Hammer, B Angie B was among the more promising urban contemporary/neo-soul singers of the early ‘90s Much to the disappointment of those who recognized her potential, the Mississippi native (who shouldn’t be confused with Angie B of the Sequence) turned out to be a one-album wonder—that is, someone who only recorded one album and wasn’t heard from again

”Peg Leg” Ben Abney was one of less than a half-dozen blues pianists from Charlotte, NC, to make records during the 78 rpm era Abney’s total recorded output consists of six sides made in Charlotte on June 22, 1936

From the groundbreaking orchestrated productions of the Drifters to his own solo hits, Ben E King was the definition of R&B elegance King’s plaintive baritone had all the passion of gospel, but the settings in which it was displayed were tailored more for his honey smooth phrasing and crisp enunciation, proving for perhaps the first time that R&B could be sophisticated and accessible to straight pop audiences

Ben Garrison Biography, Photos, Pictures

The earliest of two famed American songwriters named Ben Garrison, this one created and arranged material in oldtime, gospel and ragtime styles This is not the same Ben Garrison who set up microphones for Toni Braxton in the ’90s—in fact, a kind of impenetrable cultural divide seperates the styles of later Garrison such as rap and hip-hop with the earlier Garrison’s arrangementsof negro spirituals such as “Little David Play On Your Harp”, “Go Down Moses”, “Give Me That Old Time Religion” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen”

The pianist Ben Jackson is active on the Chicago blues scene, and is unrelated to the vocalist and saxophonist whose girth earned him the nickname of Bull Moose Jackson The pianist has shown up on super-sessions such as the 1975 New York Really Has the Blues album

Drummer Ben Johnson has kept time in both gospel and R&B bands and for a period was based out of Philadelphia He is not the same Johnson who plays drums in San Diego punk bands

Not to be confused with one of Oscar Peterson’s first guitarists or a Western actor who liked to go on cattle drives with John Wayne, this Ben Johnson has chimed in as part of the background chorus on Christian rock projects

Babbie Mason Biography, Photos, Pictures

Contemporary gospel singer Babbie Mason was born and raised in Jackson, MI; the daughter of a pastor, she tenured for two decades as a church pianist and choir director, also working as a public school teacher before founding her own ministry in 1984

Ben Richardson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Often credited as Big Ben Richardson, this bassist and singer came to the attention of blues fans as an important part of the rhythm section for Canadian bluesman Dutch Mason

Photographs by Ben Richardson were utilized for a 2004 release by vintage doo wop group Speedo and the Cadillacs The photographer has no connection with the jazz reed player of the same name

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