Soul music arose in the United States in the African American community in the 1950s and 1960s. Soul music incorporates stylistic elements from rhythm and blues, jazz music and gospel music. Today soul music upheld by such contemporary successful singers as Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Usher and John Legend just to name a few. Soul music […]

Soul music originated in the African American community in the United States in about the 1950s and 1960s. This music incorporates and combines stylistic elements from gospel, rhythm and blues, and jazz music Ray Charles One of the first breakouts and most important musicians of the soul music genre was Ray Charles. He was born […]