October 24, 1950, Harlem, New York, U.S.A.

April 2, 2020, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

Rick James

1 February 1948 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

6 August 2004 in Burbank, California, USA

Donna Summer

31 December 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died: 6 August 2004 in Burbank, California, USA

Ronnie Wilson

Co-Founder of Gap Band

Died: November 2, 2021

William Shelby

Lakeside & Dynasty

September 30, 1954, Ohio

October 26, 2021, Phoenix

Regi Hargis

Brick Co-Founder and Guitarist

Died: October 15, 2021

Dennis Thomas

Kool & The Gange Member and Co-Founder

9th February 1951 Orlando, Florida, USA

7th August 2021 Montclair, New Jersey, USA

Mark Bubba Bynum

Bar-Kays Keyboardist

Died: April 27, 2021

Patrick Juvet

August 21, 1950 in Montreux, Switzerland

April 1, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.

Jeffrey Reeves

Lead Guitar KC & The Sunshine Band

Died: March 15, 2021

Teena Marie

March, 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, USA

December, 26, 2010 in Pasadena, California, USA

Jerome Prister

December 3, 1959 in Brooklyn, N.Y., USA

October 9, 2007

George Phillips, Jr.

Starpoint Member

February 3, 2021