Soul
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1970s recordings
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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 The Meters, Percy Sledge and Jr. Walker & The All Stars.
Its place in the genre family
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1970s · United States · Soul
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1970s starting recordings
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