Description of Soul/R&B
Top Soul/R&B Tracks
Soul/R&B Key Albums
Soul/R&B Key Artists
Neville brother Aaron and
his gorgeous, wafer-thin
falsetto found a solo niche
with hits including "Tell It
Like It Is." Neville took his...
A legendary love jam
specialist, Barry White's
vast catalog has been
rampantly sampled for its
impeccable grooves. Barr...
A seminal Soul figure best
known for "Superfly," he
mixed his rich falsetto and
funky guitar with messages
of black pride. Mayfield fr...
Motown's preeminent Girl
Group, the Supremes
earned five consecutive No.
1 hits in 1964-65, bridging
Soul and Pop. Mary Wilson...
This dynamic, spiritually
focused Funk/Soul outfit
authored slick harmonies,
phenomenal horn parts, and
resonant hit songs. Drum...
This '60s duo may not have
found marital bliss, but they
rocked R&B and rock with a
nearly unmatched ferocity.
Tina's original name is An...
A Soul crooner who never
got the success she
deserved, Thomas
recorded "Time Is On My
Side" before the Rolling St...
Known as the Godfather of
Soul, James Brown is the
hardest-working man in
show business. Even before
he revolutionized Funk, J...
Adept at both social
commentary and smoldering
passion, Gaye set the
standard for soul crooner
as creative visionary. Gay...
Half of George Clinton's P.
Funk empire, this vocal
group grew into one
sprawling '70s intergalactic
Funk love jam. Parliament...
A suave Svengali and the
savior of post-Parliament
funk, Prince has found love
on the pop charts since the
1980s. Prince has been co...
A successful R&B vocalist,
producer and songwriter,
R. Kelly has sold more than
20 million albums. Hip-hop
beats work with Kelly's c...
This national treasure has
combined Gospel with the
best of secular music to
help give birth to soul, rock
and hard bop. Charles' sil...
Ruth Brown is best known
for her sultry vocal style,
which got more seductive
with each passing year.
Acknowledging her phen...
Sly psychedelicized Funk
with rubber band basslines,
bizarre recording
techniques and a voracious
appetite for partying.
Dad-and-daughters group
began as a Gospel act, but
quickly branched out into
folk-tinged, message-driven
soul. The Staple Singers w...
Tina Turner put the "rock"
in rock 'n' roll with a voice
that could blow down
buildings with a single sung
phrase. Turner hit her stri...
A pop star who's hovered in
the charts for two decades,
Houston is best known for
her unbeatable set of pipes.
A cousin of R&B legend Dio...
A notoriously cantankerous
character and one of Soul's
most enduring growls,
Pickett gave us "In The
Midnight Hour." The youn...
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