- Soul blues
Infobox Music genre
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name=Soul-Blues
stylistic_origins=Rock 'n' roll
Traditional blues
SoulR&B Urban contemporary
Electric guitar bluesSouthern soul
cultural_origins=50's-70's;US .
instruments=bass guitar •electric guitar (with amplifier) •harmonica • drums • vocals •keyboards
popularity= Medium: 1980's -->
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other_topics=Soul blues is a style of
blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements ofsoul music and urban contemporary music. Singers and musicians who grew up listening to the traditional electric blues ofMuddy Waters ,Bo Diddley ,Jimmy Reed ,Elmore James etc., soul singers such asSam Cooke ,Ray Charles andOtis Redding , andgospel music wanted to bridge their favorite music together.Bobby Bland was one of the pioneers of this style. The song "The Thrill Is Gone " byBB King was a hint for future trends in this subgenre. Additional musicians in this style includeZ. Z. Hill ,Otis Clay ,Latimore ,Little Milton ,Johnny Adams ,Solomon Burke ,Wilson Pickett , Bobby Rush andJohnnie Taylor . Soul blues saw its popularity rise in 1980s. Soul Blues Lives With Artists old and new, such asLatimore ,Shirley Brown ,Marvin Sease ,Karen Wolfe ,Bobby "Blue" Bland ,Kenne Wayne ,Stacy Mitchhart ,Denise LaSalle ,O.B. Buchana ,Betty Padegett ,Leon McMullen ,Ms. Jody ,The Mystery Man ,Reggie Sears ,Ricky White ,T.K. Soul ,Sir Charles Jones ,Little Phil ,Roni McCullum ,Jerome Towers ,Fred Bolton ,Lola ,William Bell , and more. This is a sub-genre of blues that is very popular with African American audiences but less known by white audiences.Artists
Some artists listed here:
*Bobby "Blue" Bland
*Z.Z. Hill
*Etta James
*Albert King
*B.B. King
*Little Milton
*Johnny Adams
*Lowell Fulson
*Ted Hawkins
*Eddie Kirkland
*Jimmy McCracklin
*Junior Parker
*Johnnie Taylor
*Ike Turner
*Buster Benton
*Frank Frost
*Earl Gaines
*Denise LaSalle
*Frankie Lee
*A.C. Reed External links (and references)
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:36 Soul-Blues] on
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