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  1. Blue-eyed soul (also called white soul) is rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music performed by white artists. The term was coined in the mid-1960s, to describe white artists whose sound was similar to that of the predominantly black Motown and Stax record labels.

  2. blue-eyed soul, music created by white recording artists who faithfully imitated the soul music of the 1960s and later, a select few of whom were popular with Black audiences as well as white listeners. In contrast to the scores of white performers who simply covered—some would say stole—the compositions of Black artists, the practitioners ...

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  4. Date: 1964 - c. 1972. the Rascals, American pop group who, along with the Righteous Brothers, were the preeminent practitioners in the 1960s of blue-eyed soul (music created by white recording artists who faithfully imitated soul music ). The Rascals’ music was an eclectic mix of influences and styles, including soul, rhythm and blues (R&B ...

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  5. The Righteous Brothers. Among the first to capitalize on what became known as blue-eyed soul, The Righteous Brothers achieved their greatest success in the mid-60s under producer Phil Spector. They weren't brothers, but Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (both born in 1941) were most definitely righteous, defining (and perhaps even inspiring) the ...

  6. Blue-Eyed Soul refers to soul and R&B music performed and sung by white musicians. The term first came into play during the mid-'60s, when acts like the Righteous Brothers had hits with soulful songs like "You Lost That Loving Feeling."

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