Biography: Yolanda Adams, Yolonda Lisa, YahZarah, Young Jessie, Young-Holt Unlimited, Yum Yum Children, Yvette Michele, Yvonne Capehart, Yank Rachell, Yarbrough & Peoples,

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Yolanda Adams Biography, Photos, Pictures

Another in the line of gospel artists putting the soul and fervor back in R&B music, Yolanda Adams was a school teacher in Houston during the mid-’80s and occasionally did modeling work

Yolonda Lisa Biography, Photos, Pictures

Yolonda Lisa is a self-contained artist who writes her own music She does her own lead and background vocals on her recordings On her 1999 debut release, A Journey Into Sound…, which is a two-disc compilation, she composed all of the music tracks

YahZarah broke into the music industry alongside Erykah Badu, whom she sung backup for on Mama’s Gun, and in turn established herself as a solo artist in a similar vein, releasing a couple independent albums during the early 2000s

Young Jessie Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Los Angeles R&B vocal group scene of the 1950s was a fairly incestuous one — members flitted from one aggregation to the next, often sporting several connections at the time

Young-Holt Unlimited Biography, Photos, Pictures

Bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac “Red” Holt attended the American Conversatory of Music in Chicago together, and played together in a dance orchestra called the Cleffs, where they met pianist Ramsey Lewis and formed a popular jazz trio in 1956

Yum Yum Children Biography, Photos, Pictures

R Leon Goodenough, the guitarist and songwriter for Clergy, originated the Yum Yum Children as a solo side project Gradually incorporating members of Flock 14 and Sometimes Sunday by 1993, the Oregon-based group began to play melodic alternative rock with harmonic vocals

Yvette Michele Biography, Photos, Pictures

Yvette Michele was first heard in 1995 as the sultry singer on Hot-97 DJ Funkmaster Flex’s The Mix Tape, Vol 1 Thanks to her contribution, “Everyday & Everynight,” she was offered a contract on Loud!/RCA for her debut album, My Dream

Yvonne Capehart Biography, Photos, Pictures

Music is a vehicle for expressing the deep spiritual convictions of author, gospel singer, and songwriter Yvonne Capehart The co-pastor, with her husband, of the Believers Life Center in Pensacola, Capehart continues to deliver her soulful message at seminars, revival meetings, conferences, retreats, and concerts

Yank Rachell Biography, Photos, Pictures

James “Yank” Rachell was the primary exponent of blues mandolin, although he also played guitar, violin, harp and sang expertly well Born on a farm outside Brownsville, Tennessee, Yank Rachell picked up the mandolin at the age of eight, mainly teaching himself; an early encounter with “Hambone” Willie Newbern early on helped him as well

Yarbrough & Peoples Biography, Photos, Pictures

The singing duo of Yarbrough & Peoples burst on to the music scene with the million-selling single “Don’t Stop the Music,” a sinewy slab of synth-based R&B/funk that was ahead of its time and had a far-reaching influence in the years following

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