Southern soul

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Southern soul is a style of soul music that emerged in the American South, characterized by its gritty, gospel-infused vocals, strong rhythm sections, and deep emotional expression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre
soul music subgenre
associatedCity Jackson, Mississippi NERFINISHED
Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Muscle Shoals, Alabama NERFINISHED
associatedRecordingStudio FAME Studios GENERATED
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio GENERATED
Stax studio GENERATED
associatedRecordLabel Atlantic Records NERFINISHED
Hi Records NERFINISHED
Stax Records NERFINISHED
characteristic call-and-response vocals
deep emotional expression
emphasis on groove
horn arrangements
strong rhythm sections
culturalOrigin American South NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
developedInPeriod 1960s
influencedGenre Southern hip hop
contemporary R&B
neo soul
lyricalTheme heartbreak
love
redemption
struggle
notableArtist Al Green NERFINISHED
Aretha Franklin NERFINISHED
Booker T. & the M.G.'s NERFINISHED
Otis Redding NERFINISHED
Percy Sledge NERFINISHED
Sam & Dave NERFINISHED
Solomon Burke NERFINISHED
Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED
notableSong In the Midnight Hour NERFINISHED
Respect NERFINISHED
Try a Little Tenderness NERFINISHED
When a Man Loves a Woman NERFINISHED
performanceContext dance-oriented venues
live band performance
stylisticallyOriginatedFrom blues
gospel music
rhythm and blues
soul music
typicalInstrumentation Hammond organ
bass guitar
drum kit
electric guitar
horn section
piano
vocalStyle gospel-infused vocals
gritty vocals

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Jazze Pha influencedBy Southern soul
Steve Cropper influencedGenre Southern soul