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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.
Memphis soul is unique due to its uptown influence on Southern regional soul music. Soul was originally written by and for the black community in Memphis but eventually became popular across all racial groups. Soul was experimental and new. It transformed greatly from the 50s into the 70s. Soul is the backbone of all American music genres today.
Chicago soul is a style of soul music that arose during the 1960s in Chicago. Along with Detroit , the home of Motown , and Memphis , with its hard-edged, gritty performers (see Memphis soul ), Chicago and the Chicago soul style helped spur the album-oriented soul revolution of the early 1970s.
Still, it was the '70s that saw the R&B singer paving the way for future artists. During that decade, Wonder recorded five chart-topping singles, as well as his 1976 diamond platinum album "Songs ...
Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers 1960s Motown The Easybeats: 1970s Rare Earth Billy Eckstine: 1960s Motown Duane Eddy: 1970s Motown Dennis Edwards: 1970s Gordy The Elgins: 1960s V. I. P. The Fantastic Four: 1960s Ric-Tic and Soul Records Jose Feliciano: 1980s Motown Four Tops: 1960s Motown Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: 1970s MoWest and ...
A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Filet of Soul (Wisconsin band) First Ladies of Disco; Fitz and the Tantrums; The Five Du-Tones; Five Stairsteps; The Flaming Ember; The Flirtations (R&B musical group) For Real; Force MDs; The Four Aces; The Four Seasons (band) Four Tops; Inez and Charlie Foxx; The Friends of Distinction; The Funk Brothers; Funk Filharmonik
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.