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The “Queen of Funk,” Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
American singer
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
American singer, songwriter, and producer
The Artist
Prince
American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer
George Clinton
George Clinton
American musician
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
American musician
Harry Connick, Jr.
Harry Connick, Jr.
American musician and actor
Rick James
American musician and singer
Anita Baker, c. 1988.
Anita Baker
American singer

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)
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