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Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is soul music or rhythm and blues performed by white artists. [ 1 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer.With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire.
Talvin Wayne Cochran (May 10, 1939 – November 21, 2017) [1] was an American singer, known for his outlandish outfits and platinum blond pompadour hairstyle. He was sometimes referred to as The White Knight of Soul. [4] Cochran is best known today for writing the song "Last Kiss", which he performed with the C.C. Riders. [5]
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.
White musicians playing R&B music, however, began before the term blue-eyed soul was coined. For instance, in the early 1960s, one of the rare female blue-eyed soul singers was Timi Yuro, whose vocal delivery and repertoire were influenced by African-American singers such as Dinah Washington. [11] Steve Winwood performing with Traffic, 1969
Samantha Brown (born 7 October 1964) [1] is an English singer, songwriter and musician.. Brown is a blue-eyed soul and jazz singer, and ukulele and piano player. She came to prominence in the late 1980s as a solo artist and released eight singles that entered the UK Singles Chart during the 1980s and 1990s.
Rosemary Victoria Yuro (August 4, 1941 – March 30, 2004), known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer. Sometimes called "the little girl with the big voice", [1] she is considered to be one of the first blue-eyed soul stylists of the rock era. Yuro possessed a contralto vocal range. [2]
Paul Antony Young [4] (born 17 January 1956) [5] is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & the Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, he became a teen idol with his solo success in the 1980s.