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This is a list of soul musicians who have either been influential within the genre, or have had a considerable amount of fame. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
Singer. Years active. 1962–2005. Labels. Polydor. People. Gloria Lavern Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005), [1][2] better known as Lyn Collins, was an American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single, "Think (About It)". [1]
But for the most part, Bieber's pop is a throwback to the machine-pressed blue-eyed soul of the DayGlo decade: George Michael, Paul Young, Hall and Oates at their most optimistic, and especially Rick Astley. ^ "Atlanta Rhythm Section". Virgin Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
Pye. United Artists. Windsong. Website. www.maxine-nightingale.com. Maxine Nightingale (born 2 November 1952) [1] is a British R&B and soul music singer. She is best known for singing hits in the 1970s, with the million seller "Right Back Where We Started From" (1975, UK #8 & 1976, U.S. #2), "Love Hit Me" (1977), and "Lead Me On" (1979).
Epic. Capitol. Musical artist. Minnie Julia Riperton Rudolph (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) [4][5] was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1975 single "Lovin' You", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register. [6] Born in 1947, Riperton grew up in Chicago 's Bronzeville neighborhood on the South ...
Dusty Springfield. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE [ 2 ] (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz in her repertoire.
She has been named "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" by VH1 and one of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. In June 2013 the Official Charts Company called her "the most successful female British artist in UK music history". By June 2008, including her work with Eurythmics, Lennox had sold over 80 million records worldwide.
British soul. British soul, Brit soul, or (in a US context) the British soul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists. Soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s, and American soul was extremely popular among some youth subcultures, such as mods, skinheads, and the Northern soul movement. In the 1970s ...