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soul

soul: what it is, how it sounds and 116 musicians associated with it.

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in African-American communities throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body movements, are an important hallmark of soul. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead and backing vocalists, an especially tense vocal sound, and occasional improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music is known for reflecting African-American identity and stressing the importance of African-American culture. Soul has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues, and primarily combines elements of gospel, R&B and jazz. The genre emerged from the power struggle to increase black Americans' awareness of their African ancestry, as a newfound consciousness led to the creation of music that boasted pride in being black.

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soul musicians

Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Amy Winehouse 1983–2011 · English singer-songwriter (1983–2011) Ray Charles 1930–2004 · American singer, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Tony Bennett 1926–2023 · American singer (1926–2023) Nina Simone 1933–2003 · American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights… Norah Jones b. 1979 · American musician (born 1979) Queen Latifah b. 1970 · American rapper, singer and actress Etta James 1938–2012 · American singer (1938–2012) Natalie Cole 1950–2015 · American singer (1950–2015) Al Jarreau 1940–2017 · American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017) Sade Adu b. 1959 · British singer Chaka Khan b. 1953 · American singer (born 1953) Al Green b. 1946 · American singer Kool & The Gang 1964– · American R&B, soul and funk band Erykah Badu b. 1971 · American singer-songwriter (born 1971) Joe Zawinul 1932–2007 · Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007) Donald Byrd 1932–2013 · American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues… Simply Red 1984– · British soul band The Pointer Sisters 1969– · American family R&B vocal group Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 · American jazz organist Trijntje Oosterhuis b. 1973 · Dutch singer (born 1973) Lou Rawls 1933–2006 · American singer (1933–2006) Esperanza Spalding b. 1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984) Kenny Burrell b. 1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931) Booker T. & the M.G.'s 1962– · American R&B/funk band Tina Arena b. 1967 · Australian singer, songwriter and television personality The Roots 1987– · American hip hop band Anita Baker b. 1958 · American singer Sabina Babayeva b. 1979 · singer from Azerbaijan Kimbra b. 1990 · New Zealand singer Roy Ayers 1940–2025 · American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player… Sade 1982– · British band Paloma Faith b. 1981 · British singer Laura Nyro 1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) Randy Crawford b. 1952 · American jazz and R&B singer Meshell Ndegeocello b. 1968 · American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist (born 1968) Jill Scott b. 1972 · American singer Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Boz Scaggs b. 1944 · American musician (born 1944) Corinne Bailey Rae b. 1979 · British singer André 3000 b. 1975 · American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and… Philip Bailey b. 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Bojana Stamenov b. 1986 · Serbian singer Ernestine Anderson 1928–2016 · American jazz and blues singer (1928–2016) King Curtis 1934–1971 · American saxophonist (1934–1971) Joe Sample 1939–2014 · American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014) Freda Payne b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Georgie Fame b. 1943 · English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player Haley Reinhart b. 1990 · American singer and actor Marlena Shaw 1942–2024 · American female singer (1942–2024) Phyllis Hyman 1949–1995 · American rhythm-and-blues singer (1949–1995) Akiko Yano b. 1955 · Japanese singer-songwriter Gregory Porter b. 1971 · American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actor Lalah Hathaway b. 1968 · American singer Julie Driscoll b. 1947 · English singer and actress Lisa Fischer b. 1958 · American vocalist and songwriter (born 1958) Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009) Terry Callier 1945–2012 · American jazz, soul and folk guitarist and… The Gap Band 1967– · American R&B and funk band Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer Oleta Adams b. 1953 · American singer Bobby Caldwell 1951–2023 · American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist… Nikki Yanofsky b. 1994 · Canadian singer Will Downing b. 1963 · American singer-songwriter and producer Ed Motta b. 1971 · Brazilian musician Chrisette Michele b. 1982 · American singer Bernard Purdie b. 1939 · American R&B, soul and funk drummer Michael Henderson 1951–2022 · American musician (1951–2022) Jonathan Butler b. 1961 · South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Omar Hakim b. 1959 · musician Reggie Lucas 1953–2018 · American musician, songwriter, record producer (1953–2018) Linda Lewis 1950–2023 · British musician (1950–2023) Angela Bofill 1954–2024 · American R&B singer (1954–2024) Bill Dickens b. 1958 · American musician Carol Kaye b. 1935 · American bass guitarist Donna Hightower 1926–2013 · American soul singer (1926-2013) DeWayne McKnight b. 1954 · American guitarist Dionne Bromfield b. 1996 · British singer Raul Midón b. 1966 · American musician Ronny Jordan 1962–2014 · English guitarist (1962-2014) Najee b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Anthony Coleman b. 1955 · American musician Molly Johnson b. 1959 · Canadian singer Amel Larrieux b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and keyboardist Salome Bey 1933–2020 · American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and… Mica Paris b. 1969 · English soul/jazz singer Renée Geyer 1953–2023 · Australian singer (1953–2023) N'dambi b. 1969 · American singer Mélanie De Biasio b. 1978 · Belgian soul jazz singer, composer and flutist Jimmy Rowles 1918–1996 · (1918–1996) American jazz pianist Jean Carn b. 1947 · American singer Bobby Durham 1937–2008 · American musician (1937–2008) Stella Jones b. 1971 · German singer, composer and musician Brenda Holloway b. 1946 · American soul singer Reuben Wilson 1935–2023 · American jazz musician (1935–2023) Mads Vinding b. 1948 · Danish jazz musician Vi Redd 1928–2022 · American jazz altosaxophonist, singer and educator… Harold Vick 1936–1987 · American musician (1936-1987) Kellylee Evans b. 1975 · Canadian jazz singer Carola Standertskjöld 1941–1997 · Finnish singer (1941–1997) Ronnie Foster b. 1950 · American organist and record producer LaGaylia Frazier b. 1961 · American-born Swedish singer Juliet Roberts b. 1962 · British musician Melinda Doolittle b. 1977 · American singer Rhian Benson b. 1977 · Ghanaian soul and jazz singer, songwriter, and composer Pony Poindexter 1926–1988 · American musician (1926-1988) Ole Børud b. 1976 · Norwegian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record… Robert Bell b. 1950 · American musician, founder of Kool & the Gang Nancy Holloway 1932–2019 · American jazz musician (1932–2019) Greg Errico b. 1948 · American musician and producer Dira Sugandi b. 1979 · singer ALI 2016– · Multinational band formed in 2016 in Shibuya Will Heard b. 1993 · British musician