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Vocalist Val Young was formerly in George Clinton’s Brides of Funkenstein and also did background vocals for the Gap Band and Roy Ayers She became a solo vocalist after meeting Rick James, and James got her signed to Motown

A former session singer and member of Charlie Peacock’s acoustic trio, Ebo cut one solo album for Warners, but cut his career short when he took his own life in late 1993

Vince Montana Biography, Photos, Pictures

With over 25 gold and platinum album awards, Vincent Montana, Jr is truly a musical success story During the ’70s and ’80s, the multi-talented composer/arranger/conductor/percussionist/bandleader and renowned vibraharpist was a member of MFSB, the studio house band for Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International Records (PIR), and later founded the Salsoul Orchestra for Joe, Stan, and Ken Cayre’s Salsoul Records

Vincent Brantley Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vincent Brantley co-wrote, co-produced, and played all the instruments with Rick Timas on “Cool It Now,” a million-selling number one R&B/number four pop hit for New Edition

Viola Watkins Biography, Photos, Pictures

Viola Watkins was one of the most prodigiously talented women to make the jump from r&b to rock ‘n roll Starting out with Ebony in the mid-1940’s, she later recorded for Super Disc, M-G-M Records, and Jubilee (where she left behind three top-notch singles, “There Goes My Heart,” “It Must Be Love,” and “Really Real”) before coming to George Goldner’s Rama label in 1953, where she cut “Seven Lonely Days” with the backing of the Crows, and “Real Fine Man” as a solo artist

A pre-stardom Barry White began using singer Viola Wills as a session vocalist on sides that he produced for Bob Keane’s Bronco/Mustang labels In the mid-’60s, Keane — known for hits by Richie Valens, the Bobby Fuller Four, and Johnny Crawford of ABC-TV’s hit western The Rifleman — wanted to expand into soul music

Virginia Liston Biography, Photos, Pictures

Virginia Liston was one of the blues singers whose career was spent primarily in Black vaudeville She is said to have gotten her start in show business around 1912 in Washington D

A gospel version of En Vogue or SWV with the additional soul that their religious belief gives them, Virtue was formed by Karima Kibble — the wife of Take 6’s Joey Kibble — plus her sister Ebony Trotter, Negelle Sumter, and Shavonne Sampson

Vitaa
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R&B chanteuse Vitaa was the first act signed to Motown Records’ fledgling French subsidiary Born in Mulhouse on March 14, 1983, Vitaa first attracted notice as a background singer, making her recorded debut with Dadoo’s 2001 single “Pas à Pas

Vivian Green Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vivian Green grew up in Philadelphia, where she started singing at an early age She began playing the piano at age eight and writing songs when she was 11 At 13, she joined a girl group called Younique

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