Maker Directory

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PoliticalMakers, BusinessMakers

The Honorable Wayman Smith

Corporate Executive, Municipal Court Judge, City Alderman, Political leader

MusicMakers

Florence LaRue

Singer

MusicMakers

Benjamin Wright

Music Director, Conductor, Music Arranger

MusicMakers

William "Buddy" Collette

Jazz Musician

MediaMakers, MusicMakers

Bunnie Jackson-Ransom

Marketing Entrepreneur, Music Manager

MusicMakers

George Daniels

Record Store Owner

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Adam Wade

Actor, Singer, Stage Producer

PoliticalMakers, EducationMakers

The Honorable Hazel O'Leary

Cabinet Appointee, University President

PoliticalMakers

Larry Langford

County Commissioner, Mayor

MusicMakers

Lessly "Count" Fisher

Bandleader

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Lois Fisher

Nightclub Owner, Singer

MusicMakers

Matthew Kennedy

Music Professor, Choral Director, Pianist

ArtMakers, MusicMakers

Josh White, Jr.

Actor, Folk Singer

LawMakers, EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Larkin Arnold

Talent Management Chief Executive, Entertainment Lawyer, Music Executive

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Coy Payne

Mayor

PoliticalMakers

Calvin Coolidge Goode

City Council Member

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Sharon Pratt

Mayor

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

Jack Johnson

State Deputy Attorney, County Government Official

MusicMakers

Harry Elston

R & B Singer, Songwriter

MusicMakers

Reverend Dr. Mable John

R & B Singer

MusicMakers

Everett Greene

Singer

MusicMakers

Nancy Wilson

Singer

PoliticalMakers

Vel Phillips

State Government Appointee

MusicMakers

Verna Holley

High School Music Teacher, Choral Director

MedicalMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myrtle Davis

Pharmacist, City Council Member

MusicMakers

Gloria Lynne

Singer

EntertainmentMakers, MusicMakers

Eartha Kitt

Actress, Singer

MusicMakers

Ramsey Lewis

Jazz Pianist

MusicMakers

Denyce Graves

Opera Singer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Royce West

Lawyer, State Senator

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable William E. Ward

History Professor, Political Organizer, Mayor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Patsy Jo Hilliard

Education Administrator, Mayor

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Cardiss Collins

U.S. Congresswoman

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable Ertharin Cousin

Food Service Executive, Foreign Ambassador

MusicMakers

Toni-Marie Montgomery

Music Professor, Pianist

MediaMakers, PoliticalMakers

Myron Lowery

Television Anchor, City Council Member, Mayor

MusicMakers

Larry Dodson

Singer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Walter Bailey, Jr.

Lawyer, County Commissioner

MusicMakers

Ruby Wilson

Singer

MusicMakers

John "Deacon" Moore

Musician and Singer

MusicMakers, ArtMakers

Freddi Evans

Author, Music Therapist

MusicMakers

Ellis Marsalis, Jr.

Jazz Pianist

MusicMakers

Bobby Rogers

Songwriter, Singer

MusicMakers

Rosalind Ashford Holmes

Motown Singer, Singer

MusicMakers

George Shirley

Music Instructor, Opera Singer

MusicMakers

Michael White

Jazz Musician, Music Professor

MusicMakers

Jerome "Little Anthony" Gourdine

Singer

LawMakers, PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Jolette Westbrook

Lawyer, State Government Official

MusicMakers

Ann Yancy

Gospel Singer

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Walter C. Carrington

Ambassador