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Retrieved 28 May 2014. 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.
Melissa Cecelia Ewen Bell (5 March 1964 – 28 August 2017) was an English singer. From 1993 to 1996, Bell was one of the lead singers of British R&B act Soul II Soul, with whom she released a single titled "Wish". She also created her own band called Soul Explosion, which started in 1999. Bell also worked with Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston ...
Harrison, Daphne Duval (1990). Black Pearls: Blues Queens of the 1920s. New Brunswick and London: Rutgers. ISBN 0-8135-1280-8. Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books, ISBN 1-85868-255-X. Stewart-Baxter, Derrick (1970). Ma Rainey and the Classic Blues Singers.
The Pointer Sisters gained their first number one with "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)".. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1975 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of black music and since 2005 has been published ...
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.
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community 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 ] Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, where U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax ...
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was a British singer and songwriter known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae, and jazz.
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio -played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music [ 1 ] to predominantly ballad -heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Adult contemporary is generally a ...