Soul Music
A merger of gospel-charged singing, secular subject matter, and funk
rhythms, soul grew out of Fifties rhythm & blues, spurred by Ray Charles' electic,
decidedly secular late-Fifties hits.
The Record Companies
The Motown Artists
Writer-Producers
The Musicians behind the Motown sound the Funk Brothers
Background Groups
The Stax/Volt Artists
| Booker T. & The MGs | Eddie Floyd | The Mar-Keys |
Wilson Pickett |
Otis Redding |
Sam and Dave |
Isaac Hayes |
Carla and Rufus Thomas |
The Bar-Kays |
Other Artists
