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

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Ciara (Atlanta, GA) is a soul music, hip hop & R & B singer songwriter. "Goodies," Ciara's debut single, was released in June 2004 and had a staggeringly quick rise to the top of the charts around the world, hailed by some as the anthem of the summer. The song put Ciara's name on the map and paved the way for her debut album, also titled Goodies, to be released in September of that year. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, quickly going multi-platinum. 

Wayne Cochran, soul music singer born in Thomaston, GA & later moving to Macon, GA, worked with Otis Redding playing bass guitar on "Shout Bamalama". He is best known for writing the song "Last Kiss" which was recorded by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Five time Grammy Award winning soul & blues singer, songwriter & guitarist Robert Cray was born in Columbus, GA. 

Diane Durrett is a singer, songwriter & producer. Durrett has long reflected the musical passions that inspired her while growing up in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Tyler Falcon Greenwell is a Grammy Award winning drummer for The Tedeschi Trucks Band. He has toured and recorded with the band since 2009. Before moving to Atlanta, GA in 2006, Greenwell lived in Pensacola, FL. He noted all he ever wanted to do was play drums since he was a kid. After begging his mother for a drum set, she finally bought him a set when he was 13 years old.  

Roy Hamilton was a soul and R & B singer from Leesburg, GA who recorded "You'll Never Walk Alone " and Unchained Melody" becoming #1 hits in 1954 and 1955 respectively. Hamilton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2010.

In the 1970's Issac Hayes moved to Atlanta, GA. He is a soul music singer, songwriter, musician, actor & producer & was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

Keri Hilson (Decatur, GA) is a soul, hip hop & pop music singer, songwriter & actress. She has a widely varied musical history including writing songs for Britney Spears, The Pussycat Dolls, and Mary J. Blige, among others. She worked with Timbaland in 2007 doing vocals on the hit single "The Way I Are".

Starting her career in the 1960's, Millie Jackson is a soul and R & B singer from Thomason, GA.  Her first single to chart was "A Child of God (It's Hard To Believe) which peaked at #22 on the Billboard R & B chart.  Jackson has three albums certified gold by the RIAA