Al Green
Soul singer, reverend
Al Green is an American singer, songwriter, and pastor whose soul music defined the early 1970s.
His smooth, sensual vocals on songs like "Let's Stay Together" and "Tired of Being Alone" made him one of the era's most successful recording artists.
After a spiritual awakening in the mid-1970s, he became an ordained minister and shifted largely to gospel music, though he occasionally returned to secular performance.
Soulful pop genre
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
blues · funk · emotion · feeling · warmth · sincerity · heartfelt · fervor
Religious sermon deliverer
- sermonClergy's worship address
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- reverendWorthy of veneration
- faithTrust without proof
spirituality · redemption · salvation · testimony · worship · holiness · grace · altar
Artificially elevated singing register
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- timbreSound's distinctive character
vocal · silky · melisma · vibrato · phrasing · tone · resonance · range
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
sensual · heartthrob · desire · ballad · slow jam · swoon · devotion · longing
Pictorial screen symbol
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- Hall of FameInstitution honoring distinguished achievers
- timelessUnaffected by eras
classic · trailblazer · legendary · celebrated · acclaimed · seminal · venerated · greatest
R&B
Soulful pop genre
- MemphisTennessee city, ancient Egyptian capital
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- soulfulExpressing deep emotion
rhythm · blues · funk · emotion · feeling · warmth · sincerity · heartfelt · fervor · authenticity
preacher
Religious sermon deliverer
faith · spirituality · redemption · salvation · testimony · worship · holiness · grace · altar · sanctuary
falsetto
Artificially elevated singing register
- tenorEssential meaning or import
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
timbre · vocal · silky · melisma · vibrato · phrasing · tone · resonance · range · intimate
love
Intense fond attachment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
tenderness · sensual · heartthrob · desire · ballad · slow jam · swoon · devotion · longing · embrace
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Pictorial screen symbol
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- Hall of FameInstitution honoring distinguished achievers
timeless · classic · trailblazer · legendary · celebrated · acclaimed · seminal · venerated · greatest · essential
- Southern Souldeep soul, Memphis soul
- R&BMichael Jackson, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder
- Famous AlsAl Capone, Al Gore, Al Roker, Al Pacino, Al Franken
- Memphis MusicMemphis, Beale Street, Sun Records, Sun Studio, Graceland
- gospel musicgospel hymns, gospel quartet, mass choir, praise songs, gospel choir
- Memphis AreaMemphis, Germantown, Bartlett, Cordova, Raleigh
Al GreenJames Brown
Hardest working singer
Wilson Pickett · Little Richard · Otis Redding · Joe Cocker · Tom Jones
Al GreenN.W.A.
Influential rap group
Gil Scott-Heron · Marvin Gaye · Curtis Mayfield · James Brown · Sly Stone
Al GreenLittle Richard
Fifties rock originator
Sam Cooke · Marvin Gaye · R. Kelly · Barry White · Teddy Pendergrass