R&B/Soul History

Think that an old R&B artist is someone from the 80s? Think classic means something from the 70s? As KRS-One once said, you must learn!

The roots of R&B/Soul music go back, waaaay back to the beginnings of popular American music and even further back to the melodies sung by and passed down by enslaved Africans.

We highly recommend these resources as places to go to learn the real deal about the history of the music, how it influenced rap music and how it continues to grow. If you think we're missing a link, let us know.

  Web Link
  Link   Soulsville USA
This "museum of American soul music" is an excellent resource for the history of the music, particularly Stax recording artists such as Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers and other legends.
  Link   Why Ray Charles Matters
Underlines the genius' role in marrying the spiritual and the secular to create soul music as we know it.
  Link   Motown
From wikipedia...
  Link   Classic Motown.com
This site outlines Motwon from 1959 to 1988.
  Link   History Of Rock.com
Rock had its roots in the Blues which also helped birthed R&B and soul. Here's an excellent breakdown.
 

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