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Southern Soul
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1990s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Southern Soul
Southern Soul is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Southern Soul is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Bettye LaVette, Jimmy Holiday and Percy Sledge.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreSouthern Soul
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1990s · North America · Southern Soul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1990s starting recordings
01(Mama, Mama) Wish Me Good Luck1991 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 02Next Time1991 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 03Just Don't Know1993 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 04Ode to Billie Joe1994 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 05Wrap It Up1994 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 06Let Me Down Easy1995 · Soul · soulOpen in new tab 07When Something Is Wrong With My Baby1997 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 08Mean Man1998 · Soul · soulOpen in new tab 09Cry to Me1998 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 10I’ll Be Your Everything1999 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
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