Soul blues explained

Soul blues
Cultural Origins:	1950s, United States

Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements of soul music and urban contemporary music.^[1]

Origin

African American singers and musicians who grew up listening to the electric blues by artists such as Muddy Waters,^[2] Jimmy Reed, and Elmore James, and soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles^[3] and Otis Redding^[4] fused blues and soul music.^[1] Bobby Bland was one of the pioneers of this style.^[1]

See also

• List of soul-blues musicians
• Soul music
• Blues
• R&B
• Gospel music
• Doo wop
• Funk

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Unterberger. Richie. Richie Unterberger. 1996. Soul Blues. Erlewine. Michael. Michael Erlewine. Bogdanov. Vladimir. Vladimir Bogdanov (editor). Woodstra. Chris. Koda. Cub. Cub Koda. All Music Guide to the Blues. San Francisco. Miller Freeman Books. 0-87930-424-3. 374–375. All music guide to the blues : The experts' guide to the best blues recordings.
2. Web site: Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied . Gordon . Robert . May 24, 2006 . . January 6, 2015.
3. Web site: Richie Unterberger. Ray Charles. AllMusic. December 20, 2019.
4. Web site: Biography. https://archive.today/20101126083955/http://otisredding.com/bio/bio/. dead. November 26, 2010. August 3, 2011 . Otis Redding Official Website.