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soul music

noun

  1. a fervent type of popular music developed in the late 1950s by Black Americans as a secularized form of gospel music, with rhythm-and-blues influences, and distinctive for its earthy expressiveness, variously plaintive or raucous vocals, and often passionate romanticism or sensuality.


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Origin of soul music1

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65
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Roberta Flack used her upbringing as a classically trained pianist to redefine the textural and emotional terms of modern soul music.

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“Really inspired by many aspects of my life and culture, from the Soul music era of the ’60s, when ‘The Tears of a Clown’ aired on the radio and classic Chevrolet Impalas were brand new.

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"My mother would have the piano and the organ rocking every day. That's just the way it was in our house," she told Soul Music's Justin Krantor in 2009.

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The account owner is also a fan of soul music, with an entire playlist dedicated to the likes of Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, and Aretha Franklin.

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In its main performance hall, I’ve listened to classical music and soul music and a reimagining of Bob Dylan.

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