UNSUNG HEROES OF SOUL #Doo Wop

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.

The Mad Lads were one of only a few successful vocal groups to record at Stax.

Known as "Motown's best-kept secret," the Originals provided uncredited backing vocals on numerous hits--including "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted," "A Place in the Sun," and "25 Miles"--before they recorded a smash of their own.

Justine “Baby” Washington combined a down-to-earth gospel sound with a stately uptown elegance. She also played the piano and was one of the few female artists of the early 1960s to write many of her own hits.