Like 70 pct. of the names ring a bell to me and of course I listened to a lot of James Brown, haven't put that in as it's the godfather, haven't had a chance to do a whole album with most of these artists though, the radio is a good suggestion.
Thanks
Oh I forgot - one of the best to ever enter the arena in the 90's :
MeShell N'Dege O Cello - incredibly tallented multiinstrumentalist, she's rocking the bass big time, has a great voice, that woman is amazing..
This is one of my all time favourites - bought it way back in 97 I guess..
1996 Peace beyond Passion