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The 1960s began with soul music topping the charts, including pure soul divas and singers specializing in the new, rhythm and blues-gospel music fusion with a secular approach. Later specialties in soul cropped up, including girl groups, blue-eyed soul, brown-eyed soul, Memphis soul, Philly soul and, most popular, Motown.
By the end of 1962, the British rock scene had started with beat groups like the Beatles drawing on a wide range of American influences including soul music, rhythm and blues and surf music. [15] Initially, they reinterpreted standard American tunes, playing for dancers doing the twist , for example.
Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music. [1] They come from different eras and include styles such as ragtime - vaudeville , Delta and country blues , and urban styles from Chicago and the West Coast . [ 2 ]
American singers and musicians who grew up listening to the electric blues by artists such as Muddy Waters, [2] Jimmy Reed, and Elmore James, and soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles [3] and Otis Redding [4] fused blues and soul music. [1] Bobby Bland was one of the pioneers of this style. [1]
James Brown, known as the "Godfather of Soul", had two number ones in 1969, "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" and "Mother Popcorn".. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1969 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B), soul, and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the ...
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in African-American communities throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [2] It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. [3]
The Big Soul-Band; Bill Haley and His Comets (1960 album) Blue Gator; Blue's Moods; Blues & Ballads; Blues & Folk; Blues & Roots; The Blues and the Beat; Blues by Lonnie Johnson; The Blues Hot and Cold; Blues in Orbit; The Blues Message; Blues Shout; Blues-ette; Bo Diddley in the Spotlight; Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker; Bobby Vee Sings Your ...