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Southern Soul
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- R&B / Soul
- 2010s recordings
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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 Wilson Pickett, Jimmy Holiday and Al Green.
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Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreSouthern Soul
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2010s · Southern Soul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
8 recordings2010s starting recordings
01I Almost Lost My Mind2014 · Southern Soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 02Walk a Mile in My Shoes2011 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 03Time Has Brought About a Change2013 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 04What Is This Feeling?2015 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 05I’ve Never Found a Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do)2015 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 06Ode to Billie Joe2015 · Southern Soul · soulOpen in new tab 07Come Home Baby2016 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab 08It Ain’t No Fun to Me2016 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2010s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2010s albums

Album·2015
Let's Stay Together

Album·2011
The Fame Studios Story – 1961–1973

Album·2013
Songs We Shouldn’t Forget Collected
Album·2014
Keep the Magic Working: The Original 1955-1961 Atlantic, Singular and Apollo Sides

Album·2015
Don’t Fight the Feeling: The Complete Aretha Franklin & King Curtis Live at Fillmore West

Album·2016
In the Midnight Hour + The Exciting Wilson Pickett
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