All Male R&B Singers From the 1960s

All male R&B singers from the 1960s is an extensive list of many singers of that era. Soul music dominated the U.S. African-American music charts in the 1960s, and many recordings crossed over into the pop charts in the U.S. per Wikipedia.

Here’s a comprehensive list of all of the male R&B singers who had big success in the 1960s in alphabetical order. Each artist is also listed with the top-selling songs of the 60s. Shop and download music from all male R&B singers from the 60s.

Male R&B Singers Alphabetical Order

  • Aaron Neville
  • Ben E. King
  • Bobby Blue Bland
  • Bobby Marchan
  • Brook Benton
  • Buster Brown
  • Chuck Berry
  • Chubby Checker
  • Eddie Floyd
  • Ernie K-Doe
  • Fats Domino
  • Gene Chandler
  • Jackie Wilson
  • James Brown
  • Jerry Butler
  • Jimmy Soul
  • Joe Tex
  • Lee Dorsey
  • Little Johnny Taylor
  • Little Milton
  • Little Stevie Wonder
  • Lou Rawls
  • Louis Armstrong
  • Marvin Gaye
  • Nat King Cole
  • Otis Redding
  • Percy Sledge
  • Ray Charles
  • Sam Cooke
  • Slim Harpo
  • Solomon Burke
  • Stevie Wonder
  • Wilson Pickett

Male R&B Singers By Year 1960-1969

Brook Benton

“Baby You Got What It Takes” – 1960 (Dinah Washington)

“A Rockin’ Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love)” – 1960 (Dinah Washington)

“Kiddio” – 1960

Buster Brown

“Fannie Mae” – 1960

Jackie Wilson

“Doggin’ Around” – 1960

” A Woman, A Lover, A Friend” – 1960

“Baby Workout” – 1963

“(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” – 1967

Bobby Marchan

“There’s Something On Your Mind (Part 2)” – 1960

Jerry Butler

“He Will Break Your Heart” – 1960

Chubby Checker

“Pony Time” – 1961

Bobby “Blue” Bland

“I Pity the Fool” – 1961

“That’s the Way Love Is” – 1963

Ray Charles

“One Mint Julep” – 1961

“Hit the Road Jack” – 1961

“Unchain My Heart” – 1962

“I Can’t Stop Loving You” – 1962

“You Are My Sunshine” – 1962

“Let’s Go Get Stoned” – 1966

Ernie K-Doe

“Mother-In-Law” – 1961

Ben E. King

“Stand By Me” – 1961

Bobby Lewis

“Tossin and Turnin” – 1961

Lee Dorsey

“Ya Ya” – 1961

Gene Chandler

“Duke Of Earl” – 1962

Sam Cooke

“Twistin’ the Night Away” – 1962

“Another Saturday Night” – 1963

Jimmy Soul

“If You Wanna Be Happy” – 1963

Little Stevie Wonder

“Fingertips (Part 2)” – 1963

“Uptight (Everything’s Alright)” – 1966

“Blowin In the Wind” – 1966

“I Was Made To Love Her” – 1967

Little Johnny Taylor

“Part Time Love” – 1963

Solomon Burke

“Got To Get You Off My Mind” – 1965

Little Milton

“We’re Gonna Make It” – 1965

Marvin Gaye

“I’ll Be Doggone” – 1965

“Ain’t That Peculiar” – 1965

Wilson Pickett

“In the Midnight Hour” – 1965

“634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)” – 1966

“Land Of A Thousand Dances” – 1966

“Funky Broadway” – 1967

James Brown

“Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)” – 1965

“I Got You (I Feel Good)” – 1966

“It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World” – 1966

“Cold Sweat” – 1967

Joe Tex

“I Want To (Do Everything For You)” – 1965

“A Sweet Woman Like You” – 1966

Slim Harpo

“Baby Scratch My Back” – 1966

Percy Sledge

“When A Man Loves A Woman” – 1966

Lou Rawls

“Love Is A Hurtin Thing” – 1966

Eddie Floyd

“Knock On Wood” – 1966

Aaron Neville

“Tell It Like It Is” – 1967

Freddie Scott

“Are You Lonely For Me” – 1971

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