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This brother/sister duo from Greensboro made a little noise on the soul scene in the ’60s They signed with Juggy Murray Jones’ Symbol label in 1962 Their biggest hit was “Mockingbird,” in 1963, which was a number two R&B and number seven pop smash
Inez Andrews’s powerful contralto voice has been among gospel’s greatest since her days with The Caravans in the late ’50s Andrews’s nickname, “Songbird,” was taken by Don Robey when he formed a gospel subsidiary label of his Backbeat/Peacock operation
The multi-talented Ingram was a self-contained group of sisters and brothers from Camden, NJ, consisting of — Norman (bass and trumpet), James or Jimi (vocals, keyboards, sax, flute), Barbara (vocals), Billy (guitar, bass, trombone), John (lead vocals, drums, tuba), Timmy (drums, percussion, trumpet) and Francis, Edith, and Virginia Ingram (vocals)
A Prince protege, Chavez made news when she claimed she’d written, but received no credit for, Madonna’s “Justify My Love” (Chavez was proved in the right)
Guatemalan artist Ingrid Loarca started singing in a local church at a very young age As a teenager, Loarca realized her passion for Christian music, deciding to get involved in gospel
The group Inner Life spawned a handful of amazing disco singles and three accomplished LPs that have remained as powerful as they day they were recorded Not so much a group as a shifting unit of closely connected producers and musicians, the most significant constant of the group was the presence of Jocelyn Brown, a vocalist who can logically be referred to as the Queen of Disco
Californian folk-pop band Innocence features singer/songwriter and keyboardist Karen Peris They’ve recorded from the late ’80s ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide
Inoj (pronounced “I know J”) began singing at age 7, performed with her high school’s choir, and joined a group called Spellbound during her college years With Spellbound, Inoj supported acts like Regina Belle, Hi Five and the Whispers on East Coast gigs
Instant Funk burst on the ’70s disco scene with the million-selling single “I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)” and the gold album Instant Funk The Trenton, NJ, band started out with the core lineup of bassist Raymond Earl, drummer Scotty Miller, and guitarist Kim Miller
In 1995, (the Insyderz) were formed in Detroit, Michigan after (Joe Yerke) and friend (Nate Sjogren) saw a void in the Christian ska scene They approached this venture with one mission: to dispense the gospel of Christ and to do it all with the finest rock and roll possible