Biography: Shawn Emanuel, Shawn Pittman, Sheila E., Sheila Hutchinson, Sheila Raye Charles, Sheila Wilcoxson, Shelia Jones, Shelton Dunaway, Shemekia Copeland, Shep & the Limelites,

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Shawn Emanuel Biography, Photos, Pictures

Armed with a relentless determination but having no real connections in the industry, British R&B singer Shawn Emanuel single-handedly launched his career using the good old-fashioned art of persuasion and, of course, his talents

Shawn Pittman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Texas-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Shawn Pittman attended the Albert King / Jimmie Vaughan school of blues guitar playing He’s not flashy, and he realizes the spaces between the notes are as important as the notes themselves

Before she became a solo artist in 1984, drummer Sheila E played with Azteca, the Latin jazz-fusion band led by her father, percussionist Pete “Coke” Escovedo; she also played on two of his solo albums recorded for Fantasy Records

Sheila Hutchinson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer/songwriter Sheila Hutchinson was a member of the Emotions, who had hits (“Show Me How,” “So I Can Love You,” “Put A Little Love Away,” “You Make Me Want to Love You”) on Stax/Volt Records and on Columbia Records through Earth, Wind and Fire founder Maurice White’s Kalimba Productions (the #1 R&B, #1 Pop Grammy winner, “Best Of My Love,” “I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love,” “Flowers,” “Don’t Ask My Neighbors” and the million-selling group duet with EWF, “Boogie Wonderland”)

Sheila Raye Charles Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vocalist Sheila Raye Charles is the daughter of the legendary Ray Charles Having spent much of her life watching her famous father, Charles embarked on her own music career as an adult

Sheila Wilcoxson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Portland, OR-based guitarist, pianist, and singer/songwriter Sheila Wilcoxson got her musical education in the church She began singing at age 12 in Detroit She moved to Portland in 1978, and shortly after her move west, she formed a 12-piece band, Sheila & the Boogiemen

Shelia Jones Biography, Photos, Pictures

Spending most of her life out of the music industry, Mississippi native Shelia Jones discovered that she had breast cancer in January of 2000 Turning to religion, she worked through the treatment and chemotherapy and began to wonder where her life could go from that point

Shelton Dunaway Biography, Photos, Pictures

As tenor saxophone player and co-lead vocalist of swamp pop band, Cookie And The Cupcakes, Shelton Dunaway played an essential role in the early development of Louisiana-style Rhythm and Blues

Shemekia Copeland Biography, Photos, Pictures

The daughter of renowned Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, Shemekia Copeland began making a splash in her own right before she was even out of her teens Projecting a maturity beyond her years, Copeland fashioned herself a powerful, soul-inflected shouter in the tradition of Koko Taylor and Etta James, yet also proved capable of a subtler range of emotions

Shep & the Limelites Biography, Photos, Pictures

Shep & the Limelites’ name will forever be etched in rock & roll history for recording the endearing “Daddy’s Home,” a tender ballad about returning from war that soared to number two on the pop charts in May 1961