blue-eyed soul
White artists' Motown
Blue-eyed soul is rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists.
The term emerged in the 1960s when singers like the Righteous Brothers and Dusty Springfield adopted the vocal styles and emotional intensity of Black soul music: Hall & Oates were the biggest blue-eyed soul act of the eighties.
The label can be descriptive or dismissive, depending on whether one views cross-racial musical influence as appreciation or appropriation.
Showing feelings outwardly
- emotiveArousing strong feelings
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- melismaticMulti-note single syllable
falsetto · raspy · belting · vibrato · ad-lib · riffing · gritty · smooth
Soulful pop genre
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- vocal harmonySimultaneous pitched voices blending
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- balladNarrative poem or song
funk · melismatic · falsetto · crooner · torch song · doo-wop · call and response · horn section
Detroit's soulful moniker
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- 1960sDecade after the fifties
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- 45rpmRecord rotation rate
jukebox · civil rights · integration · crossover · AM radio · British Invasion · girl groups · wall of sound
Righteous Brothers
1960s soul vocal pair
Amy Winehouse · Adele · Sam Smith · Robin Thicke · George Michael · Daryl Hall
expressive
Showing feelings outwardly
- emotiveArousing strong feelings
- heartfeltDeeply and sincerely meant
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
melismatic · falsetto · raspy · belting · vibrato · ad-lib · riffing · gritty · smooth · husky
R&B
Soulful pop genre
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- vocal harmonySimultaneous pitched voices blending
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
ballad · funk · melismatic · falsetto · crooner · torch song · doo-wop · call and response · horn section · bridge
Motown
Detroit's soulful moniker
45rpm · jukebox · civil rights · integration · crossover · AM radio · British Invasion · girl groups · wall of sound · mod culture
- Blue-Eyed SoulDusty Springfield, The Righteous Brothers, Righteous Brothers, Daryl Hall, Michael McDonald
- Soul MusicMotown, R&B, call and response, melisma, backing vocals
- Pop Musicpop, pop rock, pop star, indie pop, Taylor Swift
blue-eyed soulgospel roots
Origins of sacred music
traditional gospel · black gospel · gospel · church music · spirituals
blue-eyed soulcountry music
Rural Southern folk-pop genre
folk music · bluegrass · heavy metal · classical music · punk rock
blue, blued, bluer, bluest, blueing, bluing, bluish, blues, eyed