Slyvester
Chic
Gil Scott Heron
Mary Wells
Five Star
Heatwave
Zapp
The Sylvers
Syreeta Wright
The Emotions
Angela Bofill
Sugar Hill Gang
Terence Trent D'arby
Tammi Terrell
Ruth Brown
Frankie Lymon
Switch(yeah, I know they were briefly talked about on the Debarge Unsung Ep, but they have their own compelling story)

Black or White: The Michael Jackson story

Mary Wells
The Marvelettes
Eddie Kendricks
Betty Davis
Labelle

MJ is an icon. He is not Unsung.

scriptgirl said:

The current incarnation is.
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Jimi Hendrix. I realize he had HUGE fame but he's largely unsung and underappreciated by the community that nurtured him.

I think that Teena Marie should have her own episode. Although she get a lot of love and respect, she's still in my opinion unappeciated in the world of music. Some people still think that Rick James wrote all of her material.

The Sylvers definitely deserve their own episode.

Shalamar is this season but I think Dick Griffey and SOLAR Records deserve an entire episode. SOLAR impact on Black music in the 80s is often overlooked, if it wasn't for SOLAR there wouldn't be any LaFace, Flyte Tyme, Death Row, BET

Gwen Guthrie
Jean Carne
Angela Bofill
Maze

What about Carrie Lucas or Millie Jackson? Is Millie still living?

Who is Jean Carne? Did she, Gwen Guthrie or Maze have a tragic story?

Peaches and Herb
Joe Tex

Timmy84 said:

That's a darn good list couldn't go wrong with ANY of those. (IMHO) Still would like to see The Sylvers.

thatruth said:

Never thought about this but you are sooooo right. Good call.
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Why are the marvelettes tragic? Who is Betty Davis?

scriptgirl said:

Oh yeah, also.

Mr. Excitement Jackie Wilson
The Moments (Ray, Goodman and Brown)
The Time
James Brown Divas
Guy
Jodeci
Stephanie Mills

scriptgirl said:

http://www.history-of-roc...lettes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/w...etty_Davis

scriptgirl said:

Gwen Guthrie. She died of cancer several years
back.

My picks are:
David Ruffin
Mary Wells
Tammi Terrell
Frankie Lymon
The Barkays
Otis Redding
Johnnie Wilder of Heatwave

- Dinah Washington

The Time are not unsung and neither is otis redding

Mstrustme said:

Dinah why have you been married so many times? (7 times)

"When you can't teach an old dog new tricks, it's time to get a new dog".

Penciling in Ms. Washington on my list right now!

The Spinners
Kool and the Gang
The Brothers Johnson
Jeffery Osbourne
The Ohio Players
Tavares
Atlantic Starr

TD3 said:

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Definitely Ohio Players
Kool and the Gang are not unsung
Atlantic Starr (?) I don't think so
Klymaxx would be a good one
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scriptgirl said:

Why not? He died way too young. Yes he is pretty well known
compared to others but the guy died in a tragic plane crash
just as his career was going to jump into super high gear.
4 members of the original barkays lineup perished with
him that's why they would be unsung as well.

scriptgirl said:

Nobody knows who the Time is.

People know The Time

Nona Hendryx would be a good Unsung-not so sure about Labelle
The Pointer Sisters

scriptgirl said:

People know the Pointer Sisters (sure they don't get full recognition). As for Labelle, most the mainstream ever knew of them was "Lady Marmalade" and only a few knew of their earlier incarnation as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles.

I don't know if the Time is known all that much. lol

King Creole (ie August Darnell) and the Coconuts would be great...which is much of what The Time copied, at least in image.

If not Otis Redding, what about Booker T and the MGs along w/ Memphis Horns?

scriptgirl said:

Sorry, nobody knows the Time except us here at prince.org.

Graycap23 said:

LOL Gray

phunkdaddy said:

Just my thing, but I actually think Otis could have been as big or bigger than Hendrix, but could have managed to do so while maintaining BOTH fandoms. I think he's far too forgotten these days, even w/ the Stax revival.
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