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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 .
Born in Mansfield, Ohio, [1] Banks grew up in Buffalo, New York, and learned to sing in gospel churches before choosing a career in secular music. He signed with Solid Hitbound Productions/Revilot Records, who released his 1966 single "Open the Door to Your Heart" [1] (which, curiously, is legally named "Baby Walk Right In"), written by Donnie Elbert. [2]
Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr.; August 8, 1935 [1] – August 13, 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues.
The song popularised the titular phrase, which has since been used to refer to Southern hip hop. [1] The single peaked at number 92 on the Billboard 200, number 53 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 8 on the Hot Rap Songs charts in the United States. It was later included in the group's 2003 greatest hits album Dirty South Classics.
James Edward Carr (June 13, 1942 – January 7, 2001) [1] was an American R&B and soul singer, described as "one of the greatest pure vocalists that deep Southern soul ever produced". [ 2 ] Biography
Dirty South Classics is the first greatest hits album by American Southern hip hop quartet Goodie Mob. [4] It was released on December 16, 2003 via Arista Records , and composed of five songs from Soul Food (1995), six songs from Still Standing (1998) and four songs from World Party (1999).
A popular version of this song was played by Delta blues musician Willie Brown and was recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress in 1942. Many years later, Lomax wrote in his book, Land Where The Blues Began, about the time when Brown sang "Ragged & Dirty", "William Brown began to sing in his sweet, true country voice, poking in delicate guitar passages at every pause, like the guitar ...
The album presaged hip hop's "Dirty South" aesthetic, which later achieved mainstream recognition. [32] Its smooth musical style, drawing on soul and funk musical traditions, [8] and the duo's clever lyrics helped define Southern hip hop's sound, [25] [57] which influenced acts like Goodie Mob, Joi, and Bubba Sparxxx. [56]