Soul blues

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Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements of soul music and urban contemporary music. [1]

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Origin

American singers and musicians who grew up listening to the electric blues by artists such as Muddy Waters, [2] Jimmy Reed, and Elmore James, and soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles [3] and Otis Redding [4] fused blues and soul music. [1] Bobby Bland was one of the pioneers of this style. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Unterberger, Richie (1996). "Soul Blues". In Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Koda, Cub (eds.). All music guide to the blues : The experts' guide to the best blues recordings. All Music Guide to the Blues . San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. pp.  374–375. ISBN   0-87930-424-3.
  2. Gordon, Robert (May 24, 2006). "Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied". PBS . Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. Richie Unterberger. "Ray Charles". AllMusic . Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  4. "Biography". Otis Redding Official Website. Archived from the original on November 26, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2011.