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Blue-eyed soul, who has it? The expression 'Blue-eyed' soul has been around for many years. It is used to brand Caucasian acts that come across with a soulful type delivery, and their acceptance in the African-American community, whether on radio, BET or in personal recorded music collections.
Some acts over the years that have been declared "soulful"
Righteous Brothers Dusty Springfield Lydia Pense Teena Marie Hall & Oates David Bowie Simply Red Steve Winwood Beth Hart Christina Aguilera Justin Timberlake Dan Hartman Edgar Winter Stevie Ray Vaughn Lulu Eric Burdon Rod Stewart Paul Young Average Wite band Wild Cherry George Michael Boy George Robin Thicke Jon B. The Young Rascals Michael McDonald The BeeGees
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Great list, BTW.
There's a new guy out, but I cannot remember his name. His videos have been posted here. One of them is set in Southern California, with the camera following him as he walks down the streets of Venice, meeting interesting people.
He's got a great, Motown sound. | |
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Elvis Presley Atlanta Rhythm Section Firefall Bozz Scaggs John Stewart ??? (Gold w/ Stevie Nicks) Jamiroquai Micatone | |
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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! "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin | |
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Bobby Caldwell Lisa Stansfield "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me." | |
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Without a doubt! "Jonny Lang", no question.
Jonny takes you to church with the chu'ch clap included in "Turn Around". He's a cross between "Al Green and Michael McDonald" He has the kind of soul that sends chills up your spine...yesirreee!!
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EC (ie Eric Clapton) Reg King Art Wood
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You beat me to it .... I would also add Beck, if only for his vocals on "Debra" | |
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Reg King, may he rest in peace... one of the true innovators. I love The Action plus his solo album
Closely followed by Steve Marriott of The Small Faces, another great mod/soul singer | |
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Pete Townshend...at times of his choosing Jimmy Vaughan (SRV's bro) Jeff Beck Doyle Bramhall II Marianne Faithfull Serge Gainsbourg Wayne Perkins John "Rabbit" Bundrick Anybody from Muscle Shoals | |
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I'll take it back a bit.....
Three Dog Night | |
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Average White Band Hall & Oates Michael McDonald Dino
Wow am i sick or something. Can't forget Lady T. She's at the top of the list. I have 5 or 6 of her cd's. [Edited 1/20/11 7:33am] Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Stephanie Ferret - The next Teena Marie (Watch after the advertisement, she sings a bit of "Fire& Desire in Tyler Perry's play, the Marriage Counselor)
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Have to check her out. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Pretty much everyone you guys mentioned plus:
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How could I forget Mr. Marriott?!
Reg King and Art Wood (Ronnie bro) I discovered from mod forums. I was really dumbstruck at how good Reg was, but I like Art alot too. I guess certain (mod) bands didn't get much play in the USA back then, but thank good ness for YouTube. We can "discover" them now!
A few more UKers for the list: John Mayall Graham Bond Long John Baldry | |
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About 95% of the artists listed in here don't have an ounce of soul. | |
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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!
How could you all forget this one though, who left the scene right after his debut?
Check me out and add me on:
www.last.fm/user/brandosoul "Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -Bob Marley | |
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95% of the artists listed in here have 95% MORE soul than 95% of the "artists" on today's RnB charts! | |
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Wow, I never heard this guy before. Really nice sound. | |
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Rare Earth Lisa Stansfield Joss Stone Janis Joplin Phil Collins Johnny Ray Julie Driscoll Tower Of Power Lee Oskar George Michael Doobie Brothers/Michael McDonald Bob James Linda Creed (songwriter) Dennis Coffey Joe Cocker Taylor Dayne Michael Franks TaMara and the Seen KC and the Sunshine Band Bee Gees Frankie Valli Kenny G (he was popular with the middle aged black audience during the 80's and his records charted high on the R&B charts) [Edited 1/20/11 9:14am] You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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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. [Edited 1/20/11 9:16am] | |
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Rare Earth, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Michael McDonald, KC & The Sunshine Band, but I don't know about the rest. Frankie Valli and the Bee Gees I would not consider "Blue-Eyed Soul Singers", but they both had similar sounds, which were very captivating and that sound crossed-over with Black audiences, but I can't label them as "soul singers" like the sound of Janis Joplin, Michael McDonald and Joe Cocker have. [Edited 1/20/11 9:30am] | |
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She could be the next "Teena Marie" for sure. | |
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You guys forgot someone: Bonnie Bramlett! She has a HUGE soulful voice and was the only white Ikette back in the day (they painted her in blackface so the chitlin circuit audiences wouldn't know). She can SANG!
Try to find her version of A Change Is Gonna Come or any of her 70s material. "Keep in mind that I'm an artist...and I'm sensitive about my shit."--E. Badu | |
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