Soul Music Year 8 Soul Influences Gospel Rhythm

Soul Music Year 8

Soul Influences » Gospel » Rhythm & Blues » From America: Soul music came from the black youth of America and transformed gospel and Rhythm and Blues into funky, secular testifying music. » Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, New York » Ray Charles is often cited as creating Soul with his 1954 hit “I Got A Woman’

Soul Ingredients » Cool bass guitar » Funky drums (plus tambourine in Motown) » Electric guitar » Piano/organ » Horn section (saxophones, trumpets, trombones) » Tense and emotional vocals

Other musical features of Soul » » » Catchy rhythms Handclaps Improvisation Decorated singing melody Dressing sharp Call and response between vocalist and chorus

Ray Charles (1930 -2004) » Sang early soul song ‘I Got A Woman’ in 1954 » Pianist/singer/ songwriter » Controversially combined gospel with rhythm and blues » ‘Georgia On My Mind’ » ‘Hallelujah I Love Her So’

Sam Cooke (1931 -1964) » Singer/songwriter » Pioneer of soul music » He took an active part in the American Civil Rights movement » Hit songs between 1957 and 1964 » ‘Cupid’ » ‘Wonderful World’

James Brown (1933 -2006) » The “Godfather of Soul” » Great singer, dancer, songwriter, bandleader and trained a generation of soul/funk musicians » Pioneered soul and invented funk » ‘Please, Please’ » ‘I Feel Good’

Four Tops » » Motown: 1960 s Levi Stubbs American quartet Signature Motown sound » ‘Reach Out, I’ll Be There’

The Supremes (inc. Diana Ross) » Motown: 1960 s » One of the first ‘girl groups’ » In mid-60 s rivaled Beatles in success » ‘Baby Love’ » ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’

Otis Redding (19411967) » One of the great soul singers » Expert in ballads and up-beat numbers » ‘Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay » ‘These Arms Of Mine’

Aretha Franklin (b. 1942) » The “Queen of Soul” » Passionate vocal style and powerful range » Atlantic Records » ‘Respect’ » ‘Think’

Stevie Wonder (b. 1950) » Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter » Started recording for Motown when he was 13 » ‘For Once In My Life’ » ‘Uptight (Everything’s Alright)’ » ‘I Wish’

Marvin Gaye (1939 -1984) » » 3 -octave vocal range Motown legend Sweet lyrical style ‘How Sweet it is to be Loved By You’ » ‘(I Heard It Through the) Grapevine’

Performance Task » To sing and play on the keyboard James Brown’s ‘I Feel Good’