Several singers emerged from the group's ranks to become influential rhythm-and-blues and soul singers, most notably Sam Cooke.
CHICAGO (AP) — Cleotha Staples, the eldest sibling in the influential gospel and rhythm-and-blues group the Staple Singers, died on Thursday at her home here.
Redding became a de facto leader presiding over a band that would prove as influential as the great rhythm-and-blues aggregations that preceded it, units associated with Ray Charles and James Brown.
(Anderson) Romeo (Saturday) As the premier heartthrob of Bachata, an increasingly influential derivation of Dominican Republic pop rhythms, Romeo (Anthony Santos) holds millions of teenage girls' dreams on his slender shoulders.
Parlour and Grimandi were influential in denying United their familiar rhythm.
His partners in this endeavor are David Gilmore, a guitarist of advanced capabilities, and Gene Lake, the explosive drummer who was once Mr. Washington's rhythm teammate in the influential experimental outfit Steve Coleman and Five Elements.
It was produced by Timbaland (Tim Mosely), whose syncopated, fractured rhythm tracks made him an influential figure in 1990's pop.
Illinois Jacquet, the influential tenor-saxophone star who bridged swing and rhythm and blues and persevered as a big band leader into his early 80's, died yesterday at his home in Queens.
Along the way, he spent nine months in 1945 as a guitarist and singer with the Ink Spots, the enormously popular and influential vocal quartet that paved the way for rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll.
Rhythm & Blues singer Wynonie Harris and influential drummer Buddy Miles, who played with guitarist Jimi Hendrix, were friends while they grew up and played together.
