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Southern Soul
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 2000s 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 James Carr.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreSouthern Soul
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2000s · Southern Soul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Walk a Mile in My Shoes2004 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 02Let Me Down Easy2007 · Soul · soulOpen in new tab 03How Can I Forget2008 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 04Love Is a Doggone Good Thing2001 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 05Let’s Straighten It Out2001 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 06Ridin’ Thumb2001 · Southern Soul · funkOpen in new tab 07Farther on Down the Road2002 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 08The Only Way Is Up2004 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 09Just Out of Reach2005 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 10Let Me Down Easy2006 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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