Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Southern soul or country soul is a type of soul and country music that emerged from the Southern United States.The music originated from a combination of styles, including blues (both 12 bar and jump), country, early R&B, and a strong gospel influence that emanated from the sounds of Southern black churches.
Memphis soul, also known as the Memphis sound, is the most prominent strain of Southern soul. It is a shimmering, sultry style produced in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records and Hi Records in Memphis, Tennessee , featuring melodic unison horn lines, organ, guitar, bass, and a driving beat on the drums.
Soul music reinterpreted the sounds of earlier rhythm-and-blues pioneers like Chuck Berry and Ray Charles, and it was a return to African American musical roots after the emergence of rock and roll, which was seen as a white interpretation of rhythm and blues. The style of soul music is marked by its emotional intensity and personal expression.
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded more than 50 songs that made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100.
From 2017 to 2019 he was the winner of the Blue's Critic award for Best Dance Or Funk Song for his tracks “ZBT Anthem”, [8] “Black Horse” [9] and “Trail Ride” and in 2019 and 2020 he was the winner of the Southern Soul Artist of the Year award. [10] In 2021, his album 2 Kings reached number 11 on the Billboard Blues Albums Chart. [11]
The Three Degrees provided the vocals on the chart-topping single "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB.. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1974 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has ...
Southern Avenue is an American five- to six-member blues and soul blues band from Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Formed in 2015, they took their name from a street in Memphis running from the easternmost part of the city limits to "Soulsville", which was the original home of Stax Records .
The Jackson 5 reached number one for the first time in January and by the end of the year had accumulated four chart-toppers.. Billboard published a weekly chart in 1970 ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in soul music and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres ...