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Alabama's Music Achievers
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MUSIC ACHIEVERS
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JOHNNY SANDLIN-- Decatur, Alabama
-Joined Gregg and Duanne Allman in 1966 as the drummer for the Southern rock band The Hourglass
-Later became the recording engineer and producer for the Allman's
-Produced the Allman's "Brothers and Sisters" and "Win Lose or Draw"
-Also produced albums for Delbert McClinton, The Outlaws, Wet Willie and many more
RAY SAWYER-- Monroeville, Alabama
-Lead vocalist of Dr. Hook who sang "Sylvia's Mother" and "On The Cover of the Rolling Stone"
TOMMY SHAW-- Montgomery, Alabama
-Member and songwriter of the rock group Styx
-Once joined Ted Nugent and Jack Blades to form the Damn Yankees
SHENANDOAH-- Muscle Shoals, Alabama
-Began as a house band in a local night club
-Shot to fame in the late 80s with number one hits like "The Church on Cumberland Road," "Sunday In The South," "Two Dozen Roses" and "Next To You, Next To Me"
BILLY SHERRILL - Phil Campbell, Alabama
-Known for lavish orchestrated productions of Country music, "Countrypolitan"
-Producer of David Houston, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Charlie Rich, Johnny Cash etc.
-Co-wrote "Almost Persuaded" & "Stand By Your Man"
JOHNNY SHINES-- Tuscaloosa, Alabama
-World-renowned blues musician who has been declared a "Living Treasure" of Alabama
-Nominated for a Grammy, received the Chicago Blues Living Legend Award, inducted into the Delta Blues Museum, and awarded membership to the "Hot Club Du France"
-Gained fame as one of the innovators of the Chicago Blues Style
TERRY SKINNER - Detroit, Alabama
-Co-Wrote "Even the Nights Are Better" for Air Supply and "Touch Me When We're Dancing" for Alabama
-Produced The Forester Sisters with partner J.L. Wallace
PERCY SLEDGE-- Leighton, Alabama
-Got his start with hit "When A Man Loves A Woman" which was the first gold record ever released by Atlantic Records
-Other hits included "Take Time To Know Her," "Out in Left Field," "Cover Me" and "Warm and Tender Love"
CLARENCE "PINE TOP" SMITH - Troy, Alabama
-Credited with giving Boogie Woogie its name in his composition "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie"
-He was a pioneer who influenced a generation of musicians
GEORGE SOULE - Meridian, Mississippi
-Co-wrote "Can't Stop A Man In Love" performed by Carl Carlton.
-Wrote "I'll Be Your Everything" by Percy Sledge.
-Musician or background vocals for Greg Allman, Joan Baez, Mac Davis, Swamp Dogg, Willie Nelson, and more.
SPEER FAMILY- Double Springs, Alabama
-1996 marked 75th Anniversary in Gospel Music
-Over 70 albums
- 5 Grammy Nominations
- 8 Dove Awards
TOM STAFFORD - Florence, Alabama
-One of the original shapers of the Muscle Shoals music scene
-Partners with Billy Sherrill and Rick Hall forming Spar Music - Publishing & Recording
CANDI STATON-- Hanceville, Alabama
-Received Grammy nominations in both rhythm and blues and gospel categories during her career
-Recorded the million sellers "Young Hearts Run Free" and "Disco Hit Victim"
-Shared the stage with Mac Davis, Diana Ross, Teddy Pendergrass, B.B. King, Little Richard, and Johnny Mathis
EDDIE STRUZICK - Sheffield, Alabama
-Writer of numerous pop and country hits, "Sharing the Night Together" Dr. Hook
-Vocalist on recordings with Dobie Gray, Mac Davis, Tony Joe White, Debra Allen
SULLIVAN FAMILY - St. Stephens, Alabama
-Bluegrass-Gospel group featuring hard-driving traditional sound highlighted by strong female lead voice and fiddle
-Marty Stuart began his career with group
GENE SULLIVAN - Carbon Hill, Alabama
-Member of Wiley & Gene, one of Country music's most successful duets of the late 1930's & 40's
-Co-wrote "Live and Let Live" and "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again"
SUN RA - Birmingham, Alabama
-Known as a pioneer in the use of electronic instruments
-Was among the first to incorporate films, unique lighting effects, vivid costuming and dance into his performances
-Career spanned over the history of jazz from the pre-swing bands to utterly free improvisation
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date Of Birth | Date Of Death | Place Of Birth | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Harp | Gospel | ||||||
| Sail Cat | Rock | Group | John Wyker, Court Pickett | 1972 | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Sain, Aaron | Country | Songwriter | Florence, AL | ||||
| Sallings, Mark | Blues | Vocals, Harmonica, Sax | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Salvo, Sammy | Pop | Vocals | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Samuels, Bonna M. Perine` | Jazz | Piano | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Sand Mountain Boys | Bluegrass | Group | Kilpatrick, AL | ||||
| Sanders, Jim | Country | Comedy, Writer | 1896 | June 6, 1968 | South AL | ||
| Sanders, Steve | Gospel | Vocals | Florida Boys | Centerville, AL | |||
| Sandlin, Johnny | Rock | Bass, Producer, Engineer | Allman Brothers | Apr. 16, 1945 | Decatur, AL | ||
| Sandy Records | Rock, Pop | Record Label | Travis & Bob, Ray Sawyer | Mobile, AL | |||
| Sanford, Jeff | Gospel | Keyboards | The Telestials | 1972 | Falkville, AL | ||
| Sanford, Joseph A. | Jazz | Trumpet | Bama State Collegians | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Sanford, Richard | Jazz | Vocals, Saxophone | Bama State Collegians | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Saunders, Alonzo | Broadway | Vocals | Show Boat | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Sawyer, Ray | Country, Rock | Vocals | Dr. Hook | Feb. 1, 1937 | Monroeville, AL | ||
| Schram, Ruth Elaine | Christian | Composer | PA | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Schuffert, Braxton | Country | Guitar, Vocals | Hank Williams | 1916 | Montgomery, AL | Prattville, AL | |
| Schulman, Alan | Country | Engineer, Producer | Nov. 5, 1953 | Russellville, AL | |||
| Schultz, Bob | Jazz | Clarinet | Bob Schultz & Big Band Sound | 1931 | March 10, 2006 | New London, CT | Mobile, AL |
| Sciandra, C. J. | Pop, Rock | Performer, Songwriter | Feb. 22, 1960 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Scoby, Lola | Administrative | AMHOF Exec. Dir. | 1947 | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Scott, Beverly Jo | Blues, R&B | Vocals, Guitar | 1959 | Bay Minette, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Scott, George | Gospel | Tenor Vocals, Guitar | Blind Boys of Alabama | Mar. 18, 1929 | April 12 2005 | Notasulga, AL | Durham, NC |
| Scott, Jerald | Jazz, Dixieland | Clarinet | Columbia Records | Mar. 8, 1916 | Falkville, AL | Birmingham, AL | |
| Scott, Leon | Jazz | Trumpet | Lucky Millinder, Benny Carter | Mar. 15, 1904 | Demopolis, AL | ||
| Scott, Peggy | R&B | Vocals | Ben E. King, Ray Charles | Opp, AL | |||
| Scott, William | Jazz | Guitar, Banjo | Jazz Demons | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Scovil, Roszetta J. | Jazz, Gospel | Vocals | June 11, 19?? | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Sea, David | R&B | Vocals | Temptation Review | Mar. 17,?? | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Seals, H. Franklin"Baby" | Blues | Mobile, AL | |||||
| Seals, Jim | Country | Guitar | Shenandoah | Muscle Shoals, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Sedberry, Steve | Folk | Vocals | May 10, 1948 | Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
| Segrest, James | Country | Vocals, Guitar | Bama River Band | 1940 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Seibels, Fanny Marks | Classical | Violin | Montgomery Symphony Orchestra | 1884 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Seigel, Lester | Classical | Piano | Birmingham Southern | 1966 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Sellers, Dale | Country, Rock, Pop | Guitar | Wayne Newton | Dec. 14, 1944 | Georgiana, AL | ||
| Sellers, Mark | Pop | Vocals, Dancer | Decatur, AL | ||||
| Selma, Joe | R&B | Bass | The Temptations | ||||
| Senn, Charles | Rock | Vocals | The Rockets, James Joiner | Florence, AL | |||
| Senn, Royce Tony | Country, Gospel | Songwriter, Guitar, Vocal | Lash LaRue | Mar. 26, 1934 | Troy, AL | ||
| Seventh Wonder | R&B | Group | 1973 | Tuskegee, AL | |||
| Sex Clark Five | Pop | Group | Huntsville, AL | ||||
| Shaul, Lawrence | Rock | Classics IV | Montgomery, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Shaw, Mrs. Carlton Fonville | Classical | Piano, Vocals, Educator | Margaret Truman, Nelson Eddy | 1890 | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||
| Shaw, Tommy | Rock | Vocals, Guitar | Styx, Damn Yankees | Sept. 11, 1953 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Shedd, Harold | Country | Producer, Studio Owner | Alabama | ||||
| Shelby Co. Big Four Singers | Gospel, A Cappella | Group | |||||
| Shell, Larry | Country | Songwriter, Guitar | Brewton, AL | ||||
| Shell, Michael | Country, Rock | Performer, Producer | Feb. 18, 1951 | Sylacauga, AL | |||
| Shelnut, Dale | Gospel | Tenor Vocals | Dixie Echoes | July 29, 1935 | May 11, 1983 | Guin, AL | |
| Shelnut, Randy Sr | Gospel | Baritone Vocals | Dixie Echoes | July 22, 1955 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Shenandoah | Country | Group | Muscle Shoals, AL | ||||
| Shepherd, John Mike | Jazz | Drums | Armed Forces Band | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Sherman, Cecile "Ceci" | Opera | Soprano Vocals | American Opera Company | 1900 | May 11, 2002 | Mobile, AL | |
| Sherrill, Billy | Country | Songwriter, Producer, Sax | Tammy Wynette, David Houston | Nov. 5, 1936 | Winston, AL | Phil Campbell, AL | |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Sherrill, Leon | Country, Pop, Rock | Hank Williams, Jr. | Phil Campbell, AL | ||||
| Shii, Rusty | Country, Gospel | Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards | June 18, 1960 | NM | Albertville, AL | ||
| Shines, Candy Martin | Blues | Vocals | Johnny Shines wife | Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
| Shines, Johnny | Blues | Vocals, Guitar | Robert Johnson | April 25, 1915 | April 20, 1992 | Frayser, TN | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Shipp, Carter B. | Gospel | Vocal Teacher, Promoter | AL State Gospel Singing Conv. | ||||
| Shooters | Country | Group | Walt Aldridge, Gary Baker | Muscle Shoals, AL | |||
| Shoves, William Bill | Bluegrass | Fiddle | Riley Puckett | 1907 | Cherokee Co., AL | ||
| Showdown | Country | Group | Muscle Shoals, AL | ||||
| Shrader, John | Gospel | Songwriter, Educator | 1893 | 1972 | Ider, AL | ||
| Shubert, Marlin | Gospel | Vocals | Inspirations | Jasper, AL | |||
| Silverado | Country | Group | Dothan, AL | ||||
| Simmons, Blanche | Marching Band | Conductor | Band Masters Hall of Fame 1987 | Fairhope, AL | |||
| Simpkins, Lewis Fess | Marching Band | Conductor | Band Masters Hall of Fame 1978 | 1908 | 1981 | Pell City, AL | Sylacauga, AL |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Simpson, Charles Bull | Jazz | Saxophone, Arranger | |||||
| Simpson, James K. | Classical, Jazz | Alto Saxophone, Clarinet | UNA | Sept. 25, 1940 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Simpson, Jeff | Rock, R&B | Drums, Studio Owner | Birdland Studio, Eddie Hinton | Jan. 4, 1956 | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Sims, Ezra | Classical | Composer | Jan. 16, 1928 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Singing Ambassadors | Gospel | Group | Arab, AL | ||||
| Singleton, Jeffrey | R&B | Vocals, Songwriter | Commodores, Heavy Hittas | Montgomery, AL | |||
| Sizemore, Herschel | Bluegrass | Mandolin, Vocals | Dixie Gentlemen | Aug. 8, 1935 | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Skinner, Terry Nelson | Country, Pop, Rock | Songwriter | J.L. Wallace | Aug. 24, 1947 | Hamilton, AL | ||
| Skyline Farms Group | Country | Group | New Deal Farm Co-Op | Skyline, AL | |||
| Slater, Erman | Gospel | Vocals | The Ranger Quartet | Feb. 2, 1903 | Jan. 12, 1951 | Hopewell, AL | |
| Slay, Gregory | Rock | Drums | Remy Zero | Mobile, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Sledge, Milton | Country, Pop, Rock | Drums | April 8, 1952 | Decatur, AL | Athens, AL | ||
| Sledge, Percy | R&B | Vocals | Jimmy Hughes' cousin | Nov. 25, 1941 | Leighton, AL | ||
| Slick Lilly | Rock | Group | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Sloan, William T. Bill | Marching Band | Conductor | Band Masters Hall of Fame 1981 | Oct. 29, 1918 | Huntsville, AL | ||
| Smallwood, Laney | Country | Vocals | Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| Smiley, Derrick | Jazz, R&B | Drums | Clarence Carter | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Smith, Alwilda C. | Jazz, Classical | Vocals, Educator | B'ham Public Schools | June 16, 1926 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Smith, Clarence Pine Top | Jazz, Blues | Piano | Ma Rainey | Jan. 11, 1904 | Mar. 14, 1929 | Troy, AL | |
| Smith, Dan | Gospel | Vocals, Harmonica | Biograph Records | 1911 | Perdue Hill, AL | ||
| Smith, Donald | Sacared Harp, Gospel | Vocals | Christian Harmony Singers | 1939 | Centerville, AL | ||
| Smith, Doug Jansen | Folk, Rock, Pop | Producer, Engineer | Take 6 | Jan. 1, 1953 | Louisville, KY | Huntsville, AL | |
| Smith, Grady | Country, Rock | Songwriter | Florence, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Smith, Homer | Gospel | Tenor Vocals | Southernaires | 1902 | Florence, AL | ||
| Smith, J.R. | Country | Manager | Hank Williams, Jr. | Cullman, AL | |||
| Smith, Jim | Pop | Songwriter | Battle Hymn of Lt. Calley | Florence, AL | |||
| Smith, Johnny Henry | Jazz | Guitar | June 25, 1922 | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Smith, Kay DeKalb | Christian | Vocals, Comedy | Anita Bryant | Hartselle, AL | |||
| Smith, Patrick Michael | R&B | Songwriter, Producer | aka j.Que | 1974 | Anniston, AL | ||
| Smith, Robert W. | Classical | Composer, Arranger | Warner Bros. Publications | 1958 | Ft. Rucker, AL | Daleville, AL | |
| Smith, Russell | Classical | Composer, Educator | April 23, 1927 | Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
| Sobotka, Joe M. | Pop, R&B | Keyboards, Songwriter | Johnny Wyker | May 8, 1945 | Decatur, AL | Hartselle, AL | |
| Soule, George | Pop, R&B | Songwriter, Producer | Mac Davis, J.J. Cale | Nov. 12, 1945 | Meridian, MS | Sheffield, AL | |
| Sound Cell | Studio | Take 6, Brian McKnight | Huntsville, AL | ||||
| Southern Gospel Music | Gospel | ||||||
| Southern Harmony | Gospel | Group | Vincent, AL | ||||
| Southern Strangers | Bluegrass | Group | Tuscumbia, AL | ||||
| Southmen | Gospel | Group | 1974 | Gadsden, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Sparkman, Bobby | Country, Western Swing | Bass Guitar | Corn Grinders, brother - Chip | Decatur, AL | |||
| Sparkman, Julius Cleo Chip | Country, Western Swing | Fiddle | Louvin Bros, Ray Price | Oct. 22, 1926 | 1993 | Decatur, AL | |
| Sparks, Cheryl | Gospel | Publisher | Tuscumbia, AL | ||||
| Speer Family | Gospel | Group | Double Springs, AL | ||||
| Speer, Ben | Gospel | Vocals, Producer | Speer Family | Double Springs, AL | |||
| Speer, Brock | Gospel | Vocals | Speer Family | Dec. 28, 1920 | Mar. 29, 1999 | Double Springs, AL | |
| Speer, George Thomas, G.T. "Dad" | Gospel | Vocals | Speer Family | 1891 | Sept. 7, 1966 | Fayetteville, GA | Cullman Co., AL |
| Speer, Lena Brock "Mom" | Gospel | Vocals | Speer Family | 1900 | 1967 | Double Springs, AL | |
| Speer, Mary Tom | Gospel | Vocals | Speer Family | Double Springs, AL | |||
| Speer, Rosa Nell | Gospel | Vocals | Speer Family | Double Springs, AL | |||
| Spiller, Glenn | Marching Band | Conductor | Band Masters Hall of Fame 1990 | 1940 | Lynn, AL | Decatur, AL | |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Springer, John S. | Jazz | Bass | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Springer, Scott | Contemporary Christian | Vocals, Songwriter | Halo | Clanton, AL | |||
| Sprott, Horace | Blues | Vocals | Folkways Records | Feb. 2, 1890 | Sprott, AL | ||
| Srygley, Don | Rock, Pop | Guitar, Engineer | Muscle Shoals, AL | ||||
| Stafford, Christopher Columbus | Gospel | Composer | Oneonta, AL | ||||
| Stafford, Tom | R&B, Country | Early Shoals Studios | June 19, 1926 | Irondale, AL | |||
| Stained Mecca | Rock | Group | Florence, AL | ||||
| Stanfield, Charles | Sept. 6, 1917 | April 18, 1974 | Collinwood, TN | ||||
| Stanfield, Nehemiah | Jazz | Bass | Erskine Hawkins Band | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Stanley, Vince | Country | Steel Guitar | Hank Williams | Ft. Payne | |||
| Stanton, Red | Country | Vocals, Guitar | The Alabama Jubilee | Mobile, AL | |||
| Stapler, Steve | Country | Songwriter | Florence, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Starks, John Jabo | R&B, Blues | Drums | James Brown, B.B. King | Mobile, AL | |||
| Starks, Johnny | Country | Songwriter | Puduca, KY | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Starks, Sadie Mae | Country | Songwriter | June 1, 1994 | Greenville, SC | Sheffield, AL | ||
| Starnes, Gene | Gospel | Vocals, DJ | Sand Mountain Quartet | Guntersville, AL | |||
| Staton, Candi | Gospel, R&B | Vocals | Clarence Carter's wife | Mar. 13, 1940 | Hanceville, AL | ||
| Steele, Silas | Vocals | Blue Jay Singers | 1913 | Brighton, AL | |||
| Stephens, Perry | Broadway | Vocals, Guitar | Decatur, AL | ||||
| Sterling Jubilees of Bessemer | Gospel | Group - a cappella | aka CIO Singers | Bessemer, AL | |||
| Stevens, Jimbo | Gospel | Songwriter, Composer | Wrote, "Without Love..We Have Nothing" | Feb. 7, 1961 | Vestavia Hills, AL | ||
| Stewart, Bill | Rock, Country | Drums | Capricorn Studios | July 21, 1946 | Sylacauga, AL | ||
| Stewart, Carl | Country | Fiddle | Hank Penny | 1913 | 1993 | Sumiton, AL | |
| Stewart, Curtis | Gospel | Songwriter | Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe | Dec. 17, 1916 | May 31, 2005 | Jasper, AL | Jasper, AL |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Stewart, Jimmy | Jazz | AL Jazz Hall of Fame | |||||
| Stewart, Terry | Rock | Administrative | Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame | 1946 | Daphne, AL | ||
| Stewart, William | Jazz | Saxophone | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Stober, Carol | Folk, Gospel, Bluegrass, | Autoharp, Guitar | see Maiden Heaven | June 24, 1934 | IA | Talladega, AL | |
| Stober, Jackie | Folk, Gospel, Bluegrass, | Vocals, Bass, Songwriter | see Maiden Heaven | May 20, 1960 | IA | Talladega, AL | |
| Stober, Rebekah | Folk, Gospel, Bluegrass, | Vocals, Fiddle | see Maiden Heaven | Aug. 16, 1982 | IA | Talladega, AL | |
| Stone, Cathy | Country | Vocals | aka Jett Williams | Jan. 6, 1953 | Montgomery, AL | ||
| Storm, Suzy | R&B, Rock, Country | Background Vocals | Muscle Shoals Studios | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Strength, Texas Bill | Country | Vocals | Aug. 28, 1928 | Oct. 1, 1973 | Bessemer, AL | ||
| Strickland, Bobby | Gospel | Vocals | Crusaders | Jan. 1, 1920 | Sept. 24, 1953 | Albertville, AL | |
| Strickland, Jenny | Country | Songwriter | aka Jenny Russell | Red Bay, AL | |||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Stripling Brothers | Bluegrass | Group | 1930 | Kennedy, AL | |||
| Stripling, Charlie Melvin | Country, Bluegrass | Fiddle | Stripling Brothers | Aug. 8, 1896 | Jan. 19, 1966 | Pickens Co., AL | Kennedy, AL |
| Stripling, Ira | Country, Bluegrass | Guitar, Vocals | Stripling Brothers | June 5, 1898 | Mar. 1967 | Pickens Co., AL | Kennedy, AL |
| Strong, Nolan | R&B | Vocals | Diablos | Jan. 22, 1934 | Feb. 1977 | Scottsboro, AL | |
| Struzick, Eddie | Pop, Rock, Country | Songwriter | June 25. 2008 | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Struzick, Laura | Pop, Rock, Country | Background Vocals | Englebert Humperdick | Sheffield, AL | |||
| Strzelceki, Henry | Country | Bass, Songwriter | Charlie Rich, George Jones | Birmingham, AL | |||
| Stuart, Tommy | Country | Songwriter | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Studdard, Chester | Country | Bass Guitar | Ernest Tubb | 1912 | May 19, 1999 | Sand Rock, AL | Gadsden, AL |
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Studdard, Ruben | R&B | Vocals | American Idol | 1978 | Birmingham, AL | ||
| Sullivan Family | Gospel | Group | 1949 | St. Stephens, AL | |||
| Sullivan, Emmett | Gospel | Vocals, Banjo, Bass | Sullivan Family | July 23, 1936 | St. Stephens, AL | ||
| Sullivan, Enoch | Gospel | Vocals, Fiddle, Guitar | Sullivan Family | Sept. 18, 1933 | St. Stephens, AL | ||
| Sullivan, Gene | Country | Vocals, Songwriter | Wiley & Gene | Nov. 16, 1914 | Oct. 24, 1984 | Carbon Hill, AL | |
| Sullivan, Gerrol Jerry | Gospel | Vocals | Nov. 22, 1933 | St. Stephens, AL | |||
| Sullivan, Margie | Gospel | Vocals | Sullivan Family | Jan. 22, 1933 | Winnsboro, LA | St. Stephens, AL | |
| Sullivan, Tammy | Gospel | Vocals | Oct. 2, 1964 | Jackson, AL | |||
| Summers, Robert | Jazz | Saxophone | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Summerville, James Cat | Jazz | Drummer | Birmingham, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Sun Ra | Jazz | Keyboards, Composer | aka Sonny Herman Blount | May 22, 1917 | May 30, 1993 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Sun Records | Rock, Blues | Studio | Sam Phillips | 2/1952 | Memphis, TN | ||
| Sunlights | Gospel, A Cappella | Group | 1978 | Bessemer, AL | |||
| Swan, Marcus Lafayette | Shape Note, Sacred Harp | Composer | 1927 | 1869 | Bellefonte, AL | ||
| Swanee River Boys | Gospel | Group | 1939 | Wedowee, AL | |||
| Swatzell, Tom | Country | Dobro | Patsy Montana | May 20, 1925 | Nov. 27, 2002 | Decatur, AL | |
| Swindell, Bill | Country | Songwriter | Philadelphia, PA | Athens, AL | |||
| Swindell, Tina | Country | Bass, Percussion, Songwriter | "Night Owls" "The Valley Cats" "Sister Grace" | June 20, 1956 | Athens, AL | Athens, AL | |
| Swinea, Joy | Country | Songwriter | Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood | Mar. 21, 1956 | Trenton, MI | Trinity, AL | |
| Swingle Singers | Pop | Group | Mobile, AL | ||||
| Swingle, Ira Eb | Pop | Conductor | Mobile, AL | ||||
| Achiever | Style | Instrument | Worked With | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Birth | Home |
| Swingle, Pat | Opera, Jazz | Vocals Mezzo-soprano | Mobile Opera | Feb. 11, 1932 | July 29, 1998 | Mobile, AL | |
| Swingle, Ward | Jazz | Vocals, Producer | Dizzy Gillespie | Sept. 21, 1927 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Sykes, Tanya Goodman | Gospel | Vocals | Rusty Goodman's daughter | AL | |||
| Sylvester, Joyce | Opera | Soprano Vocals | Salzburg, Austria Chorus | Whistler, AL |