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
- 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
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
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
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
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