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R&B
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Early R&B
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R&B Instrumental
Overview
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R&B Instrumental Artist Highlights
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Dennis Coffey
Herbie Hancock
MFSB
The Meters
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Karl Denson
Ed Motta
The J.B.'s
Fred Wesley
James Brown
Bar-Kays
Booker T. & the MG's
Galactic
Junior Walker & the All-Stars
More R&B Instrumental Artists
R&B Instrumental Album Highlights
More R&B Instrumental Albums
Booker T. & the MG's
The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's
Herbie Hancock
The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988
Bar-Kays
The Best of the Bar-Kays [Stax]
Booker T. & the MG's
Melting Pot
Booker T. & the MG's
Green Onions
The Meters
Rejuvenation
The Meters
Fire on the Bayou
James Brown
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things
More R&B Instrumental Albums
R&B Instrumental Recent Releases
More Recent Releases
The Budos Band
VII
Pieces of a Dream
We Got This
Khruangbin
A LA SALA
DJ Harrison
Shades of Yesterday
More Recent Releases
R&B Instrumental Song Highlights
More R&B Instrumental Songs
Hip Hug-Her
Steve Cropper
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Donald "Duck" Dunn
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Al Jackson, Jr.
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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. & the MG's
Stella by Starlight
Victor Young
Herbie Hancock
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V.S.O.P.
Montego Bay
Dave Barry
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Jeff Barry
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Bobby Bloom
Bar-Kays
Melting Pot
Steve Cropper
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Donald "Duck" Dunn
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Al Jackson, Jr.
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Booker T. Jones
Booker T. & the MG's
Green Onions
Steve Cropper
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Al Jackson, Jr.
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Booker T. Jones
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Lewie Steinberg
Booker T. & the MG's
Hey Pocky A-Way
Ziggy Modeliste
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Art Neville
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Leo Nocentelli
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George Porter, Jr.
The Meters
Fire on the Bayou
Ziggy Modeliste
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Arthur "Red" Neville
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Cyril Neville
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Leo Nocentelli
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George Porter, Jr.
The Meters
Talk to Me, Talk to Me
Joe Seneca
James Brown
A Whiter Shade of Pale
Gary Brooker
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Keith Reid
King Curtis
The Birth of the Blues
Buddy DeSylva
King Curtis
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R&B Instrumental
Doo Wop
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R&B Instrumental