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The Esquires were a family group from Milwaukee best known for 1967's "Get On Up."

Best known for "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)," Betty Everett spent 1964 as one of Black music's hottest stars.

The Falcons were a Detroit vocal group who not only made one of the first soul records, but spawned both Eddie Floyd and Wilson Pickett.

In 1967, the Fantastic Johnny C combined two popular dances and created a top ten smash.

The Five Stairsteps made the Billboard Hot 100 fifteen times but only once cracked the top forty.

The Flirtations were a female trio from South Carolina who made their best recordings in England and have been longtime favorites of that country's Northern Soul scene.

A prolific songwriter, Eddie Floyd is best remembered for 1966's "Knock On Wood."

The New Orleans-born King Floyd rocketed to temporary stardom at the end of 1970 with his laidback funk jam, "Groove Me."

The brother-and-sister team enjoyed a massive hit with 1963's "Mockingbird."

Erma Franklin was Aretha's older sister and the first singer to record "Piece of My Heart."

The Friends of Distinction were a Los Angeles group who had three major hits in less than a year.

Dobie Gray had two smash hits eight years apart before turning to Country music in the mid-1970s.