Country soul

Infobox Music genre
name=Country soul
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stylistic_origins=Southern soul
Gospel music
Country music
cultural_origins=1960's
instruments=Guitar • Bass • Horn section • Vocals • Drums • Strings
popularity=Some musical artists have a commercial success
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Country soul is a music genre that fuses Southern soul music with country music. Ray Charles is often seen as being a pioneer of the style, and other country soul artists include Solomon Burke, Arthur Alexander and Mavis Staples.

Notable artists:

*Arthur Alexander
*Solomon Burke
*James Carr
*Ray Charles
*Dobie Gray
*Percy Sledge
*The Staple Singers
*William Bell
*Jimmy Hughes
*O.C. Smith
*Candi Staton
*Jimmy Lewis
*Mavis Staples
*Roebuck "Pops" Staples

References

*Barney Hoskyns, "Say It One Time For The Brokenhearted: Country Soul In The American South" (UK: Fontana, 1987; Bloomsbury reissue 1998).

External links

* [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2783 Country soul] at Allmusic