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Soul
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1950s recordings
- 1
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Meet Soul
Soul is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Soul is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Marv Johnson, The Impressions and James Brown & The Famous Flames.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreSoul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1950s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1950s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1950s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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