Biography: Betty Wright, Bettye LaVette, Bettye Swann, Beverley Knight, Beverly "Guitar" Watkins, Beverly & Duane, Beverly Crawford, Beyonce, Back Porch Blues, Biddu Orchestra,

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Betty Wright Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer Betty Wright proved to be a consistently strong presence on the Miami music scene, primarily throughout the ’70s and ’80s, although she continues to record

Bettye LaVette Biography, Photos, Pictures

A perennial cult favorite in Northern soul circles, singer Bettye LaVette was born in Muskegon, MI, on January 29, 1946 Raised primarily across the state in Detroit, at 16 she cut her first sides for the local Lupine label, with a test pressing of the disc making its way to Atlantic Records

Bettye Swann Biography, Photos, Pictures

Best known for her 1967 R&B chart-topper “Make Me Yours,” Southern soul chanteuse Bettye Swann was born Betty Jean Champion in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 24, 1944

Beverley Knight Biography, Photos, Pictures

Neo-soul diva Beverley Knight channeled the sound and spirit of classic R&B to emerge as one of Britain’s biggest new pop stars of the ’90s Born Beverley Anne Smith to Jamaican parents in Wolverhampton, England, on March 22, 1973, she grew up in a strict Pentecostal environment and sang in her church choir throughout adolescence

Beverly "Guitar" Watkins Biography, Photos, Pictures

Georgia-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Beverly “Guitar” Watkins is one part soul singer, one part rockin’ roadhouse mama and one part gifted songwriter

Beverly & Duane Biography, Photos, Pictures

Beverly Wheeler and Duane Williams were a ’70s disco duo who made one self-titled album in 1979 and two R&B chart singles, “Glad I Gotcha Baby” and “Living in a World

Beverly Crawford Biography, Photos, Pictures

Contemporary gospel vocalist and evangelist Beverly Crawford made her performing debut at the age of three, singing at her father’s church; a few years later, she joined her siblings in a group called the Camp Sisters

One of the most recognizable characters in modern-day R&B, Beyoncé first rose to fame as the siren-voiced centerpiece of Destiny’s Child before embarking on a multi-platinum solo career in 2001

Back Porch Blues Biography, Photos, Pictures

Back Porch Blues, an acoustic Delta blues-styled band, consisted of founding members Sheila Wilcoxson (vocals), Jeffrey Dawkins (harp), and Whit Draper (guitar) The trio (no drums) created quite a stir in the northwest corner of America from 1988 to 1995 by serving up down-home, traditional blues with gobs of soul

Biddu Orchestra Biography, Photos, Pictures

Biddu is an Indian-born, England-based musician/producer who produced Carl Douglas’s hit “Kung Fu Fighting” and then, using studio musicians under the name “Biddu Orchestra,” scored a 1975 single hit with a disco version of the theme from the movie Summer of ‘42

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