Memphis soul

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music genre soul music subgenre

Memphis soul is a smooth, groove-driven style of soul music that emerged from Memphis in the 1960s, characterized by warm horn arrangements, organ-heavy rhythms, and emotionally expressive vocals associated with labels like Stax Records.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Memphis soul tradition	2
Memphis soul music scene	1
Memphis soul scene	1
Memphis soul sound	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music genre ⓘ soul music subgenre ⓘ
associatedWithRecordLabel	Goldwax Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Hi Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Stax Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Volt Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithStudio	Royal Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Stax studio NERFINISHED ⓘ
backingBand	Booker T. & the M.G.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mar-Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Memphis Horns NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityOfOrigin	Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
derivativeGenre	blue-eyed soul ⓘ southern soul ⓘ
developedIn	1960s ⓘ
eraOfProminence	early 1970s ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ mid-1960s ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	emotionally expressive vocals ⓘ groove-driven rhythms ⓘ organ-heavy rhythms ⓘ smooth sound ⓘ warm horn arrangements ⓘ
influencedGenre	funk ⓘ modern R&B ⓘ neo soul ⓘ
lyricalTheme	heartbreak ⓘ love ⓘ personal struggle ⓘ
musicFusionGenre	soul ⓘ
notableArtist	Al Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Booker T. & the M.G.'s NERFINISHED ⓘ Carla Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam & Dave NERFINISHED ⓘ William Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
soundComparedWith	Motown sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscle Shoals soul NERFINISHED ⓘ
soundDescription	earthy yet polished production ⓘ emphasis on groove over complex arrangements ⓘ
stylisticOrigin	blues ⓘ gospel music ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ
typicalTempo	medium tempo ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ
usesInstrument	Hammond organ NERFINISHED ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drum kit ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ piano ⓘ
vocalStyle	gospel-influenced ⓘ melodic ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soul music → subgenre → Memphis soul ⓘ

Tommy Cogbill → memberOf → Memphis soul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Memphis soul scene

I'll Play the Blues for You (1972 album) → associatedWith → Memphis soul ⓘ

subject surface form: I'll Play the Blues for You (album)

this entity surface form: Memphis soul sound

Soulsville USA Festival → musicTradition → Memphis soul ⓘ

Satellite Records → associatedMovement → Memphis soul ⓘ

Eddie Floyd → musicScene → Memphis soul ⓘ

Hip Hug-Her → partOfScene → Memphis soul ⓘ

Soul Dressing → influencedGenre → Memphis soul ⓘ

Marvell Thomas → associatedWith → Memphis soul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Memphis soul music scene

Gee Whiz (album) → associatedWithScene → Memphis soul ⓘ

subject surface form: Gee Whiz

William Bell → isPartOf → Memphis soul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Memphis soul tradition

Dave Prater → partOf → Memphis soul ⓘ

this entity surface form: Memphis soul tradition

I Thank You → hasMusicalStyle → Memphis soul ⓘ