Such is the case with singer Jackie Ross. Jaculyn Bless Ross was born January 30, 1946, in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... “Syl Johnson‘s band was playing there, ...

Jackie Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, ... Magic Johnson, Bill Clinton and More React to 'Devastating' Killing of 'Beautiful Soul' Jacqueline Avant.

Commentator David Greenberger has a personal appreciation of the music of Ella Johnson. With her brother Buddy Johnson, a bandleader, the singer was a regular fixture on the New York City club ...

Jackie Johnson. Memphis Jewel. BY Kerry Doole Published Jul 12, 2011. This Memphis-based soul/blues singer is a comparatively new name here, but she's already acquired a following in Europe, ...

Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and guitarist who built a cult following for his raw sound on 1960s songs like “Is It Because I’m Black” and, decades later, was heavily sampled by rappers ...

Ella Johnson, 86, a jazz and blues singer who in the 1940s and '50s performed in dance bands led by her brother Buddy Johnson, died in New York City on Feb. 16, the New York Times reported.