Memphis soul, also known as the Memphis sound, is the most prominent strain of Southern soul. It is a shimmering, sultry style produced in the 1960s and...
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attractions include Graceland, the Memphis Pyramid, Sun Studio, the Blues Hall of Fame and Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Memphis-style barbecue has achieved...
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music influences; Memphis soul, a shimmering, sultry style; New Orleans soul, which emerged from the rhythm and blues style; Chicago soul, a lighter gospel-influenced...
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"Memphis Soul Stew" is a song by American saxophonist and bandleader King Curtis (1934–1971). The track is a narrative that describes the Memphis Soul...
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a character in the comic strip Hi and Lois Hi Records, in music, a Memphis soul and rockabilly label Hi (album), a 2021 album by Scottish band Texas...
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this album at American Sound, a Memphis studio at the peak of a hit-producing streak. The reason was for the southern soul sound of the aforementioned group...
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Music of Tennessee (section Memphis soul)
"Birthplace of Country Music". Memphis musicians have had an enormous influence on blues, early rock and roll, R&B, and soul music, as well as an increasing...
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Johnnie Taylor, Al Green (from Arkansas). Southern soul was at its peak through the 1960s, when Memphis soul and the Muscle Shoals sound were popular. In 1963...
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it an antinovel) Memphis Underground. In the novel, Home makes multiple references to soul, northern soul and jazz soul music. "Memphis Underground" (Herbie...
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(see Memphis soul), Chicago and the Chicago soul style helped spur the album-oriented soul revolution of the early 1970s. The sound of Chicago soul, like...
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Al Green (category American soul guitarists)
All Time", at No. 10. Green is a canonical Memphis soul artist. He collaborated closely with many of Memphis's most notable R&B musicians; a long and prolific...
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Carla Thomas (category Singers from Memphis, Tennessee)
1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. She is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including...
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Booker T. & the M.G.'s (redirect from Booker T. and the Memphis Group)
band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962. The band is considered influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul. The original members...
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puts aside her country and pop-rock past in favor of a vintage R&B and Memphis soul-inspired record. Although proficient on such instruments as bass, piano...
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MEmphis Rock and Soul is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by Stax Records on October 7, 2016. A collection...
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I Can't Stand the Rain is the fourth studio album by American Memphis soul singer Ann Peebles. It was released on the Hi label in 1974 and was her highest-charting...
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Ann Peebles (category American soul singers)
American retired singer and songwriter who gained popularity for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s while signed to Hi Records. Her most successful singles...
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Willie Mitchell (musician) (category American soul musicians)
American trumpeter, bandleader, soul, R&B, rock and roll, pop and funk record producer and arranger who ran Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. He was best known...
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with his own composition "Memphis Soul Stew", but the bulk of the album is taken with cover versions of recent rock, soul and country recordings including...
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twelve-bar blues; "Walking Away" and "Second Guessing" are similar to 1960s Memphis soul; and "The Levee" and "Still Rainin'" are more rock-orientated. Reviewer...
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Isaac Hayes (category American soul keyboardists)
Memphis-based Stax Records. He later wrote a string of hit songs with songwriting partner David Porter, including "You Don't Know Like I Know," "Soul...
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90. An Allmusic review refers to Hold On, I'm Comin' as epitomizing "Memphis soul in all its unpretentious, down-home glory". According to Steve Cropper...
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Marvell Thomas (category Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee)
keyboardist, record producer and arranger known for his work in Memphis Soul. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Thomas's studio career started at the age of 17...
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Straight from the Heart is the third studio album by American Memphis soul singer Ann Peebles. It was released on the Hi label in 1972 and included the...
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that same year. The organ sound of the song became a feature of the "Memphis soul sound". Booker T. Jones was the keyboard player for the house band of...
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Stax Records (category Soul music record labels)
Volt Records. Stax was influential in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music. Stax also released gospel, funk, and blues recordings. Renowned...
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third single was released, "Memphis Soul Song", which charted on the Adult Top 40 at No. 35. A special remix of "Memphis Soul Song" was also released, featuring...
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member of the band. Johanson played with a number of Muscle Shoals and Memphis soul acts in the early-to-mid 1960s, such as Otis Redding and Sam and Dave...
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Donald "Duck" Dunn (category Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee)
Texas. In 2008, Dunn worked with the Australian soul singer Guy Sebastian touring for The Memphis Album. Dunn and Cropper arrived in Australia on February...
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Billie Joe" – King Curtis "Mr. Bojangles" – King Curtis "Soul Serenade" – King Curtis "Memphis Soul Stew" – King Curtis "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"...
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