- Atlantic Records (New York): Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Otis Redding.
- Chess / Aristocrat / Checker Records (Chicago): Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire
- King Records (Cincinnati): Etta Jones, James Brown, Freddie King
- Speciality Records (Los Angeles): Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Percy Mayfield
- Sun Records (Memphis): Elvis Presley, Ray Orbison, Johnny Cash





