Shani, I could tell you anything you want to know. Do you have a specific time period in mind? This is what R&B means to me, dating back to the 50s.
Here are some recommendations:
1. Donny Hathaway--Live, Donny Hathaway, or Greatest Hits
2. Marvin Gaye--What's Goin' On and Let's Get It On (both great LPs)
3. Aretha--Almost anything up to 1973, but especially Live At The Fillmore, I Never Loved A Man, Spirit In The Dark, Amazing Grace, Lady Soul
4. Sam Cooke
5. Howard Tate--Get It While You Can
6. Earth, Wind & Fire--Gratitude, That's The Way Of The World
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Bobby Blue Bland
9. Otis Redding
10. Ray Charles--Early stuff, especially Country and Western Hits
11. Sly & The Family Stone -- anything, but Fresh and Small Talk are very funky
12. Al Green
13. The Impressions--VERY important, get the box set
Man, I could go on all night. If you want more contemporary stuff, I could really only recommend D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige (My Life), Erykah Badu (1st LP). I'm sure there's more, but there's way too much shiite not even worth listening to. And it depends on what mood you're in. I don't listen to any of this stuff anymore, but I have a huge collection and grew up with it.
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