Soul blues

Soul blues
Stylistic origins	Electric blues, soul, urban contemporary, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Cultural origins	1950s, United States
Typical instruments	Bass guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, drumkit, vocals, keyboards

Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements of soul music and urban contemporary music. Singers and musicians who grew up listening to the traditional electric blues of artists such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed and Elmore James; soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Otis Redding; and gospel music wanted to bridge their favorite music together. Bobby Bland was one of the pioneers of this style. This is a subgenre of blues that is very popular with African American audiences but less known by white audiences. The style continues to be popular in the new millennium.

Notable artists

External links

Soul-Blues on Allmusic

Blues

Subgenres	Boogie-woogie Classic female blues Country blues Electric blues Fife and drum blues Hokum Jug band Jump blues Piano blues

Fusion genres	Blues rock Gospel blues Punk blues Soul blues

Regional styles	Atlanta blues British blues Canadian blues Chicago blues Delta blues Detroit blues East Coast blues Hill country blues Indian blues Kansas City blues Louisiana blues Memphis blues New Orleans blues New York blues Piedmont blues St. Louis blues Swamp blues Texas blues West Coast blues

Instruments	Acoustic guitar Bass guitar Upright bass Drums Electric guitar Harmonica Piano Slide guitar Mandolin Electric mandolin

Other topics	Blue note Blues genres Blues scale Eight-bar blues Musical improvisation Origins Twelve-bar blues

Lists	List of blues genres List of blues standards List of blues musicians List of blues rock musicians List of blues revival musicians List of blues mandolinists List of blues biographies

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Soul music

Genres	Blue-eyed soul British soul Brown-eyed soul Chicago soul Hip hop soul Latin soul Memphis soul Modern soul Neo soul New Orleans soul Philadelphia soul Psychedelic soul Smooth soul Southern soul Soul blues Soul jazz

Other topics	African American music Blues Funk Gospel music Mod (subculture) Mod revival Motown Records Northern soul Rare groove Rhythm and blues Skinhead Soulboy Soul musicians Stax Records

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Soul blues

Notable artists

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