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Soul Music

Soul Music. Year 8. Soul Influences. Gospel Rhythm & Blues From America: Soul music came from the black youth of America and transformed gospel and Rhythm and Blues into funky, secular testifying music. Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, New York

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Soul Music

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  1. Soul Music Year 8

  2. Soul Influences • Gospel • Rhythm & Blues • From America: Soul music came from the black youth of America and transformed gospel and Rhythm and Blues into funky, secular testifying music. • Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, New York • Ray Charles is often cited as creating Soul with his 1954 hit “I Got A Woman’

  3. Soul Ingredients • Cool bass guitar • Funky drums (plus tambourine in Motown) • Electric guitar • Piano/organ • Horn section (saxophones, trumpets, trombones) • Tense and emotional vocals

  4. Other musical features of Soul • Catchy rhythms • Handclaps • Improvisation • Decorated singing melody • Dressing sharp • Call and response between vocalist and chorus

  5. Ray Charles (1930-2004) • Sang early soul song ‘I Got A Woman’ in 1954 • Pianist/singer/ songwriter • Controversially combined gospel with rhythm and blues • ‘Georgia On My Mind’ • ‘Hallelujah I Love Her So’

  6. Sam Cooke (1931-1964) • Singer/songwriter • Pioneer of soul music • He took an active part in the American Civil Rights movement • Hit songs between 1957 and 1964 • ‘Cupid’ • ‘Wonderful World’

  7. James Brown (1933-2006) • The “Godfather of Soul” • Great singer, dancer, songwriter, bandleader and trained a generation of soul/funk musicians • Pioneered soul and invented funk • ‘Please, Please, Please’ • ‘I Feel Good’

  8. Four Tops • Motown: 1960s • Levi Stubbs • American quartet • Signature Motown sound • ‘Reach Out, I’ll Be There’

  9. The Supremes (inc. Diana Ross) • Motown: 1960s • One of the first ‘girl groups’ • In mid-60s rivaled Beatles in success • ‘Baby Love’ • ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’

  10. Otis Redding (1941-1967) • One of the great soul singers • Expert in ballads and up-beat numbers • ‘Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay • ‘These Arms Of Mine’

  11. Aretha Franklin (b.1942) • The “Queen of Soul” • Passionate vocal style and powerful range • Atlantic Records • ‘Respect’ • ‘Think’

  12. Stevie Wonder (b.1950) • Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter • Started recording for Motown when he was 13 • ‘For Once In My Life’ • ‘Uptight (Everything’s Alright)’ • ‘I Wish’

  13. Marvin Gaye (1939-1984) • 3-octave vocal range • Motown legend • Sweet lyrical style • ‘How Sweet it is to be Loved By You’ • ‘(I Heard It Through the) Grapevine’

  14. Performance Task • To sing and play on the keyboard James Brown’s ‘I Feel Good’

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