I wasn't going to say anything but Todd Rundgren? Y'all forgot him?

2elijah said:

trueiopian said:

About 95% of the artists listed in here don't have an ounce of soul.

I think some folks are getting confused about what "Blue-eyed soul" is. Now Jonny Lang definitely fits that category, no question, as well as Michael McDonald. Not everyone listed here has that "particular" sound. The late Teena Marie was the Queen of Blue-Eyed Soul, after Janis Joplin, as far as I'm concerned.

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Exactly! Most of the artists listed don't qualify as soul singers. But I agree with a few such as Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse and Dusty Springfield.

silverchild said:

Has anybody heard of Mayer Hawthorne? This guy came out with a superb album entitled, A Strange Arrangement two years ago and I am always floored by his talent. Oh, he's indie too!

Mayer is a nice vocalist. I love his album

pacey68 said:

deebee said:

Paul Weller deserves an honourable mention, too, not least for his Style Council work. I'm quite fond of his cover of Sister Sledge's Thinking of You at the moment, which fits the bill here nicely!

You beat me to it

.... I would also add Beck, if only for his vocals on "Debra"

That song and all his other 'Prince-isms' on that album always crack me up! In a good way, though.

How about this guy?

Adele.

Bobby Caldwell

Kenny Thomas and Clive Griffin.

Claire73 said:

Kenny Thomas and Clive Griffin.

I was just about to mention them

Timmy84 said:

I wasn't going to say anything but Todd Rundgren? Y'all forgot him?

Sure did!

I respect this man's work...

Andy

Teena Marie

KC and The Sunshine Band

Average White Band

Wild Cherry

Aside from my girl Teena, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the late Eva Cassidy. Her version of "Autumn Leaves" is outstanding!

benjaminira said:

Aside from my girl Teena, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the late Eva Cassidy. Her version of "Autumn Leaves" is outstanding!

She can sang too! I love her version of God Bless the Child!!

whitesockedfunk said:

Claire73 said:

Kenny Thomas and Clive Griffin.

I was just about to mention them

I wonder what happened to them.....

Bobby Caldweld

Sting

Peter Gabriel

Annie Lennox

don't forget about Joss Stone, AWB, Heatwave, and Lisa Stanfield

Opps I forgot Joss Stone, Lisa Stansfield, Bobby Caldwell, David Clayton-Thomas (lead singer of Blood, Sweat and Tears), KC and The Sunshine Band, Steve Cropper, Donald 'Duck' Dunn (of Booker T. and The M.G.s)

Paul Peterson

Don't you have to have blue eyes first? Some of these folk listed have brown eyes. Jus sayin'. Maybe it's white soul. Euro Soul. Caucasoul. Somethin' like dat.

MARGIE!

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HotGritz said:

Don't you have to have blue eyes first? Some of these folk listed have brown eyes. Jus sayin'. Maybe it's white soul. Euro Soul. Caucasoul. Somethin' like dat.

Or maybe it's just soul period.

To be honest, I'm sick of the different genre boxes for "soul music". You either have soul in your music or you don't. Color shouldn't matter but it does for...some people.

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HotGritz said:

Don't you have to have blue eyes first? Some of these folk listed have brown eyes.

Yeah, and shouldn't you have to be from the country to make country music? Last time I checked Nashville is a city. To make "funk" music, you should avoid taking a bath and "salsa" is something you dip chips in. Also, since there is "easy listening", what is "difficult listening"? And is "psychobilly" made by loco hillbillies?

Timmy84 said:

HotGritz said:

Don't you have to have blue eyes first? Some of these folk listed have brown eyes. Jus sayin'. Maybe it's white soul. Euro Soul. Caucasoul. Somethin' like dat.

Or maybe it's just soul period.

To be honest, I'm sick of the different genre boxes for "soul music". You either have soul in your music or you don't. Color shouldn't matter but it does for...some people.

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That genre crap started decades ago...and really took root in the late 70s-80s. I totally agree that you "either have soul in your music or you don't!" Short and accurate statement about what is going on with music now. I just might put that as my signature statement!

Timmy84 said:

I wasn't going to say anything but Todd Rundgren? Y'all forgot him?

Nope...not me!

Timmy84 said:

HotGritz said:

Don't you have to have blue eyes first? Some of these folk listed have brown eyes. Jus sayin'. Maybe it's white soul. Euro Soul. Caucasoul. Somethin' like dat.

Or maybe it's just soul period.

To be honest, I'm sick of the different genre boxes for "soul music". You either have soul in your music or you don't. Color shouldn't matter but it does for...some people.

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This.

But most of these artists have no soul. You can listen to certain artist and FEEL them - their pain or passion. How in the blue hell is someone like Michael McDonald or Christina Aguilera considered a "blue-eyed" soul artist?

Did someone just say Duffy

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midiscover said:

Did someone just say Duffy

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Yours truly.