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Many soul artists gained popularity due to the domination of soul music in the R&B charts. Among these artists were Ray Charles, James Brown and the soul group the Temptations. By the early 1970s, soul music had been influenced by psychedelic and progressive rock, among other genres, leading to psychedelic and progressive soul.
May 27, 2022 · 1. ‘You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman’ – Aretha Franklin. This song has been covered countless times over the years, but only Aretha Franklin could have been the first to give life to...
Nov 26, 2015 · Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves a Woman. Ray Charles – What’d I Say. Rufus & Chuka Khan – Ain’t Nobody. Sam & Dave – Soul Man. Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come. Sly And The Family ...
May 4, 2024 · If rock and roll, represented by performers such as Elvis Presley, can be seen as a white reading of rhythm and blues, soul is a return to African American music’s roots—gospel and blues. The style is marked by searing vocal intensity, use of church-rooted call-and-response, and extravagant melisma.
Feb 27, 2024 · Soul: you can’t define it, but you know it when you hear it. The music emerged in the 50s thanks to pioneering artists such as Little Willie John, Ray Charles, Etta James and Clyde McPhatter. Sam Cooke, Nina Simone and Solomon Burke cemented it, and it rose to prominence – dominance, even – in the following decade, and has been with us ever since.
Soul Artist Highlights. The Spinners. Aretha Franklin. The Impressions. Stevie Wonder. Ray Charles. The Temptations. Al Green. James Brown. The Supremes. Sam Cooke. The Four Tops. Smokey Robinson. Jackie Wilson. Curtis Mayfield. Marvin Gaye. Otis Redding. Sam & Dave. The Staple Singers. Sly & the Family Stone. Wilson Pickett. Jerry Butler.
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