Soul blues
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| Soul blues | |
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| Stylistic origins | Rock 'n' roll - Traditional blues - Soul - R&B - Urban contemporary - Electric blues - Southern soul |
| Cultural origins | 1950s, USA |
| Typical instruments | Bass guitar - Electric guitar (with amplifier) - Harmonica - Drumkit - Vocals - Keyboards |
| Mainstream popularity | Medium in the 1980s |
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. Singers and musicians who grew up listening to the traditional electric blues of artists such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed and Elmore James; soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Otis Redding; and gospel music wanted to bridge their favorite music together. Bobby Bland was one of the pioneers of this style. This is a sub-genre of blues that is very popular with African American audiences but less known by white audiences. The style continues to be popular in the new millennium.
[edit] Notable artists
- Bobby "Blue" Bland
- Z. Z. Hill
- Ann Peebles
- Bobby Rush
- Etta James
- Albert King
- B.B. King
- Little Milton
- Johnny Adams
- Lowell Fulson
- Earl Gaines
- Ted Hawkins
- Eddie Kirkland
- Jimmy McCracklin
- Junior Parker
- Johnnie Taylor
- Ike Turner
- Frank Frost
- Denise LaSalle
- Millie Jackson
- Peggy Scott-Adams
- Frankie Lee
- A.C. Reed
- Tad Robinson
- Geater Davis
- Robert Cray
- Carol Fran
- Paul Rodgers
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