* Abbey Lincoln (1930–2010)
* Betty Carterová (1929-1998)
* Carmen McRae (1920-1994)
* Cissy Houston (narozen 1933)
* Dee Dee Bridgewater (narozen 1950)
* Dianne Reeves (narozen 1956)
* Diahann Carroll (1935–2019)
* Etta Jones (1928-2001)
* Freda Payne (narozen 1942)
* Gloria Lynne (1929–2013)
* Helen Humesová (1913-1981)
* Irene Reid (1930–2008)
* Joni James (1930–2022)
* Joyce Bryant (narozen 1928)
* Lena Horne (1917–2010)
* Marlena Shaw (narozen 1942)
* Nancy Wilson (1937–2018)
* Nina Simone (1933-2003)
* Roberta Flack (narozen 1937)
* Shirley Bassey (narozen 1937)
* Stephanie Mills (narozen 1951)
* Teena Marie (1956–2010)
* Toshiko Akiyoshi (narozen 1929)
* Thelma Houston (narozen 1946)
* Valerie Simpson (narozen 1946)
* Von Freeman (1923–2012)