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Role: Any Singer 37 Songwriter 31 Musician 30 Composer 18 Actor 8 Producer 5 Rapper 5 Founder 4

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Quincy Jones 1933–2024MusicArranged for Sinatra and Basie, scored the films, and produced Thriller.

Berry Gordy b. 1929MusicFounder of Motown, who turned an 800-dollar family loan into the Sound of Young America Sam Phillips 1923–2003MusicFounder of Sun Records

Ahmet Ertegun 1923–2006MusicCo-founder of Atlantic Records

John Hammond 1910–1987MusicRecord man who signed Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.