Soul / Blues / R & B Georgia Music Artists A - C

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Caroline Aiken is a blues singer, songwriter and musician from Atlanta, GA. Aiken released her album Broken Wings Heal in 2015 with special guest Emily Sailiers, John Keane, Michelle Malone and Randal Bramblett. She's recorded and performed with Bonnie Raitt and The Indigo Girls. 

Arrested Development is a hip hop music group from Atlanta, GA who received two Grammy Awards in 1993, Best New Artist and for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group for their album 3 Years, 5 Months and  2 Days In The Life Of selling over 6 million copies.

Lee Atwater was a soul R & B singer and musician born in Atlanta, GA who formed his first band The Upsetters Revue. He recorded an album, "Red, Hot & Blue", with B. B. King, Billy Preston, Sam Moore, Maxine Brown, Carla Thomas and others in 1990 on Curb Records. In the 1960's Atwater played backup for Percy Sledge. He also performed with Paul Shaffer with his band on Late Night with David Letterman. Atwater was a political consultant serving as adviser to President Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.

Gnarls Barkley is a soul music duo - CeeLo Green & Danger Mouse, whose name is Brian Joseph Burton. In 2006 they released their album "St. Elsewhere" with the single, "Crazy", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and in 2007 was nominated for a Grammy.

Jackey Beavers from Cartersville, GA was a R & B singer songwriter who co-wrote the 1969 #1 hit single "Someday We'll Be Together" recorded by Diana Ross and the Supremes. Jackey Beavers provided vocals on the recording.

William Bell is a Grammy winning R & B  music singer songwriter from Atlanta, GA.  Bell was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1987 and received the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's R&B Pioneer Award that same year. 

Hamilton Bohannon, known as "Bohannon", from Newnan, GA was a songwriter, record producer and music arranger being prevalent during the 1970's disco scene. In 1967 Bohannon was employed by Motown where Bohannon and his band, The Motown Sound, backing on tour for Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Four Tops and others.

Brick was a soul R & B group, formed in Atlanta, GA, known for their 1976 hit "Dazz". Dazz peaked at #3 on the Billboard Pop chart and reached #1 on the Billboard R & B chart. Other songs Brick recorded also charted.

Ludacris is a rapper, actor, singer songwriter who moved to Atlanta, GA when he was nine years of age. Ludacris has won a MTV Video Music Award & three Grammy Awards

Elbridge Bryant was a soul & R & B singer born in Thomasville, GA and one of the original members of The Temptations. Bryant performed vocals with The Temptations until he was fired from the group in 1963 after a couple of altercations with band members. He appeared with The Dramatics at the Summit club in 1972 & 1973, when they recorded their Dramatics Live album. It was released in 1988 by Fantasy/Stax Records.

Bobby Byrd was a singer, songwriter and musician from Toccoa, GA and member of The Famous Flames with James Brown. Byrd had minor success as a solo artist and was mostly known for his work with Brown. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.