The rollcall of honor and graditude

[arr&bee]

You know gang,we ..argue,debate,laugh and in some cases[hi Motown threads]civil wars have been waged[verbally of course]why because we all are passionate about this artform that is as much a part of our lives as our shoes...MUSIC,which I why we come to this classic site to read the latest news which brings me to the reason for this post,with the passing of two more legends[sonny and blue-the manhattans]our legends are leaving at an alarming rate,so let's honor the ones still with us,now some of them may no longer perform and that's cool but their still around now please help me if you think of names to add,here we go...Aretha...Smokey...Eddie Lavert...Walter Williams...Jerry Butler...Gene Chandler...Billy Brown...Herb Fame...Stevie Wonder...Al Green...Fats Domino...Sam Gooden...Fred Cash...B.B.King...Charlie Thomas...Carla Thomas...Ben E.King...Herbie Hancock...George Benson...Otis Williams...Dennis Edwards...Duke Fakir...Percy Sledge...Little Richard...Little Anthony...Pete Moore...Tina Turner...Betty Wright...Chaka Khan...Ronald Isley...Claudette Robinson...Wanda Rodgers...Chubby Checker...Freda Payne...Betty Lavette...DeeDee Sharp...Walter Scott...Scotty Scott...Diana Ross...Mary Wilson...Patti Labelle...Cindy Birdsong...Maurice White...Jean Terrell...Frankie Valli...Frankie Avalon...Neil Sadaka...Berry Gordy...Paul McCartney...Ringo Starr...Johnny Mathis...Al Jarruea...Frankie Beverly...Marshall Thompson...Tony Bennett...I had more but they got lost,but you get the idea,so feel free to help me honor those still with us...music is my life-Jai Nance.