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12 unusual facts about Soul Music


Adam Harvey

Guy Sebastian who is known to be a soul and R&B artist, sings a duet with Harvey Stuck in the Middle on his latest album Both Sides Now.

Bootsauce

Combining soul, funk and metal sounds, the band is best known for their 1990 cover of Hot Chocolate's "Everyone's a Winner".

Changing All the Time

In order to avoid confusion with soul legend Smokey Robinson, the band announced on 22 November 1975 that they would modify the spelling of their name from "Smokey" to "Smokie".

Experience Gloria Gaynor

Side one of the album is dance-oriented, while side two is R&B/Soul music oriented.

The Soul music songs on side two of the album included a rendition of "What'll I Do", a well-received rendition of the Dionne Warwick hit, "Walk On By" and an example of Gloria Gaynor's own songwriting called "I'm Still Yours".

Full Flava

Full Flava are Rob Derbyshire and Paul Solomon, a Birmingham’s innovative production team assisted by backing singer Tee, that specialize in producing R&B and Soul records for many established artists such as Chantay Savage, Beverlei Brown, Ruby Turner, Carleen Anderson, Hazel Fernandes, Alison Limerick, CeCe Peniston, and Donna Gardier.

George Faith

Lawrence recorded eight tracks with Perry, all covers of American soul and pop hits, at the Black Ark studio.

Let's Get to It

Combining new jack swing, soul, dance, house and techno influences, Let's Get to It allowed Minogue to develop her songwriting with six tracks co-written with Mike Stock.

Montreux Casino

Originally featuring almost exclusively jazz artists, in the 1970s the festival began broadening its scope, including blues, soul, and rock artists.

More of the Night

More of the Night is an album released by R&B/soul band The Whispers in 1990, as the follow-up to their massively successful 1987 album, Just Gets Better with Time.

Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation

Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation is a band from the Netherlands playing a mix of ska, jazz, rocksteady, reggae and soul, with a strong '60s influence.

Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow

He had been listening to a sizeable amount of US soul and R&B, no doubt influenced by his new affair with a backup singer and clavinet player he had hired for his 1973 US tour – Gloria Jones.


All That's Good

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars and stated "On his final album for Blue Note, Freddie Roach decided to step outside -- way outside -- the tasteful soul-jazz that had become his trademark. Roach decided to make a concept album... in a weird way, it's almost fortunate that Roach attempted something grand, because All That's Good sounds like no other Blue Note record of the early '60s".

Artist Collection: Luther Vandross

Artist Collection: Luther Vandross is a compilation album by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) as part of BMG International's Artist Collection series, consisting of songs from Vandross' previous efforts Luther Vandross (2001), Dance with My Father (2003), and Live Radio City Music Hall 2003 (2003) plus a brand-new remix.

Asian hip hop

The beginnings of hip-hop culture in the Philippines can be attributed to several main factors; the innate of them being the heavy influx of American musical styles in that country as reflected in the widespread popularity during the 1960s of Motown artists The Temptations, The Supremes and The Jackson Five and later in the 1970s of Funk, Soul and Disco music.

Authenticity Tour

The Authenticity Tour was a concert tour by the R&B/soul duo The Foreign Exchange, Sy Smith, Jeanne Jolly, Zo!, and Darien Brockington.

Breakestra

After releasing their first 7 inch single "Getcho Soul Togetha" (an original composition in fact) in 1999 on Stones Throw records and two full-length albums of mostly covers and sample-filled breaks, Breakestra put out Hit the Floor in 2005 on Ubiquity Records, which included all-original recordings fusing elements of hip hop, funk, and soul.

Brian and Michael

The duo had originally been members of a Stax-style soul band called The Big Sound, working mainly in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, but also touring Israel in 1967.

Cagnet

Cagnet is a "soulful pop and R&B" group that has become very successful in Japan due to their contributions to drama soundtracks like "Long Vacation" and "Love Generation".

Dragon Ball Z 3 Original Soundtrack

American credits include Steve Lukather guitarist of the 80's rock band Toto and 70's R&B Soul Funk band Tower of Power, but despite these credits the album remains a Japanese exclusive.

Ellington Jordan

Ellington '“Fugi”' Jordan is an American soul and funk songwriter and record producer, mainly known as the co-writer (with Billy Foster) of the blues song, "I'd Rather Go Blind".

Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms on November 16, 1933 in Ashland, West Virginia) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964 (see 1964 in music). The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.

Hold On, I'm Comin'

Hold On, I'm Comin' is the 1966 debut album by Atlantic Records soul duo Sam and Dave, issued on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label in 1966.

Hortense Ellis

The rise of the Lovers Rock genre in the late seventies and early eighties led to Ellis cutting cover version of several popular soul classics including "Down the Aisle" (Patti Labelle) and "Young Hearts Run Free" (Candi Staton).

Hyper Music/Feeling Good

"Hyper Music" was written by vocalist and guitarist Matthew Bellamy and "Feeling Good" was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd and famously interpreted by jazz/soul singer Nina Simone.

Inez and Charlie Foxx

Inez Foxx (born September 9, 1942) and her elder brother Charlie Foxx (October 23, 1939 – September 18, 1998) were an African-American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina.

Juan Carlos Lectoure

The venue was also well known for its variety of music recitals, hosting musicians from Argentine tango bandoneonist Aníbal Troilo to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

KPSR-LP

KPSR-LP is Modesto's only true Urban formatted radio station playing Hip Hop, R&B, Old School, Classic soul and Gospel music, catering to the mainstream and adult audiences in the relatively demographically small African American community.

Lhamo

Brooklyn-based singer Doe Paoro trained there while living in the region, and blends the opera's vocally acrobatic stylings with elements of soul, dubstep, and R&B.

Love Won't Let Me Wait

"Love Won't Let Me Wait" is a 1975 single by Major Harris, a former member of R&B/soul group The Delfonics.

Michael Chance Band

With the help of veteran soul producer Rena Sinakin, Michael Chance recorded early song demos with such laudable talents as Robert Martin (Orleans, Frank Zappa, Etta James), Wayne "Tex" Gabriel (of John Lennon and Elephant's Memory), Steve "Muruga" Booker (of the Parliament-Funkadelic), Steve Wise (Stevie Wonder's protégé), and Bruce Hawes, a pioneer of The Sound of Philadelphia.

Mirk

Their music has been characterized as a cross between the genres of pop, soul, rock, R&B, and hip-hop.

Mmm, Mmm, Mmm,

Mmm, Mmm, Mmm, is the 1997 debut of the Las Vegas soul music band Home Cookin', featuring fourteen tracks.

Norman Jay

Jay describes himself as a primarily house music DJ, but the Good Times sound includes 1970s and 1980s funk, soul and jazz-funk, previous carnival tracks have typically included Estelle's 1980; and tracks featured in recent radio shows have included Billy Griffin's "Hold Me Tighter In The Rain" and more contemporary tracks in the form of Heavy's track "Wonderlove".

Penistone FM

Content on the station includes a variety of genres, with more specialist programming on evenings and at weekends, with Country, Brass, Alternative and Soul being some of the genres covered.

Porretta Soul Festival

The Porretta Soul Festival is a soul music festival that usually takes place in the third week of July in Rufus Thomas Park in Porretta Terme, which in the province of Bologna.

Pure 107.8FM

Pure radio has mainstream programming during the day and community-focused shows in the evening cover topics such as sexuality, aging and health, as well as specialist music shows including classic 60s, indie, funk, punk, soul and blues.

Rosalind Ashford

Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes (born September 2, 1943) is an American Soprano R&B and soul singer, famed for her work as an original member of the popular Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.

Saga 105.2 FM, Glasgow

This was a brand name being used by GMG for its soul stations in London and the North-West of England and would also be adopted by Saga's sister stations in the Midlands.

Sony Urban Music

Sony Urban Music was a division of Sony BMG, active from 2004 to 2006, The division handled R&B, soul, and hip hop releases by artists nominally signed to Sony's Columbia and Epic labels.

The Love Unlimited Orchestra

The Love Unlimited Orchestra, formed by American R&B/soul musician Barry White, was a 40-piece string-laden orchestra that served as a backing unit for White and female vocal trio Love Unlimited.

The Magic of the Blue

The Magic of the Blue is the second album by American soul group Blue Magic, produced by Norman Harris and Bobby Eli and released in 1974 on the Atco label.

The Selector

Originally launched in 2001, The Selector is an international showcase for the best new music the United Kingdom has to offer, covering a variety of genres from indie, dubstep, folk, soul, hip hop and more.

Thirteen Blue Magic Lane

Thirteen Blue Magic Lane is the third album by American soul group Blue Magic, produced by Norman Harris and Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey and released in 1975 on the Atco label.

Time Waits for No One

Time Waits for No One is an album by American soul singer Mavis Staples.

Tired of Being Alone

The soul group Quiet Elegance, who were stablemates at Hi Records with Green and had toured with him, also released a cover of the song on their albums You've Got My Mind Messed Up (1990) and The Complete Quiet Elegance (2003).

Vintage musical equipment

Booker T. Jones famously played in on many recordings for Stax Records that helped define the sound of soul music in the 1960s that later musicians would want to achieve by adopting a Hammond of their own.

Vip radio

Its music format was 'Soulful Optimism' featuring Motown, Soul music, Disco, Philadelphia soul and related genres from 1964 onwards.

Wagram Music

It has a catalog in various music genres such as French Pop, Rock and Hard rock, Pop, World, electronic music, Reggae, Soul, Jazz and Blues.

WDAS-FM

The station playlist included R&B, soul and funk, playing what would become the classics of their genre and launching careers of national artists like Lou Rawls and "Philadelphia Sound" acts such as The O'Jays, The Stylistics, Patti LaBelle and the Blue Bells, and Teddy Pendergrass.

WEGL

WEGL 91 is a traditional "college radio" station in that the station's programming consists of an eclectic mix of genres including, but not limited to: Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, Blues, Jazz, Country & Bluegrass, Soul, Dance & Techno, R&B, Reggae, World Music, Oldies, and Gospel.

What the....You Mean I Can't Sing?!

largely derives from funk and soul music, much as Van Peebles had featured on the soundtrack to his 1971 film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.