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WRussell Batiste Jr.
WJohn Blackwell (musician)
WMuruga Booker
WJerome Brailey
WBrittany Brooks
WDennis Chambers
WMike Clark (jazz musician)
WBootsy Collins
WNick Cooper
WMorris Day
WHerman "Roscoe" Ernest III
WMarvin Gaye
WBobbye Hall
WWillie Hall (drummer)
WRichie Hayward
WGeorge Hrab
WErnie Isley
WRalph Johnson (musician)
WSteve Jordan (drummer)
WHarvey Mason
WBuddy Miles
WZiggy Modeliste
WStanton Moore
WIdris Muhammad
WAndy Newmark
WShuggie Otis
WJohn Paris
WPrince (musician)
WJohn Robinson (drummer)
WSheila E.
WTez Sherard
WChad Smith
WJohn "Jabo" Starks
WClyde Stubblefield
WRon Thaler
WChester Thompson
WTony Thompson (drummer)
WLenny White
WMaurice White