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Your Top Three Most Soulful Singers Of All Times?

whitney houston
otis redding
ray charles

in NO particular order

**edit - had to replace sam cooke with otis redding when i really thought about it. otis sang from the pit of his stomach. reaching down deep to a pain that i hope i never experience.
 
Well of course you gotta go with the GODFATHER, but to keep it interesting i will drop 3 others that arent as well known:

Glenn Goins (pfunk)



David Ruffin




Phillipe' Soul Walker
 
James Brown is a given....


1st Set
Donny Hathaway
Aretha Franklin
Philip Bailey

2nd Set
Sam Cooke
Patti Labelle
Luther Vandross

3rd Set
Otis Redding
Jean Carn
Marvin Gaye
 
There's so many...Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Bobby Womack, Ronald Isley, Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Winans, Teddy Pendergrass, Bobby DeBarge....

My top 3 would change from day to day like the weather...

Right now I'll say Aretha, Ray & Stevie.
 
Soul = Secular gospel. Singing about love (or other matters) with the gospel flavor. Not R&B.
 
Sade - Her music - especially her earlier works - takes me to a place that no other artist does.

Ray Charles - A raspy voice and bluesy style that is pure soul. Pure.

Michael Jackson - Probably unexpected for some of you, but I don't know too many artists who poured so much of themselves into damn near every song they sung. I don't care WHAT he was singing about, dude was INTENSE. You know he was feeling it by the faces he made when he sung. :angry: <----- Michael Jackson when he sung.
 
1 Cooke & 2 Gaye

# 3 I don't know maybe Ray Charles, Alexander O'neal, Bobby Womack,Johnny Taylor, Luther , Stevie ,Al green. Also JB
 
Blunt said:
Sam Cooke INVENTED "soul."
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I wouldnt say he invented it, of course alot of it came from the blues and church....just like Sam. Maybe he was more of the architect. He definitely set the modern template for soul. But he along with acts such as Ray Charles, Ike Turner, and the Drifters were all vital towards the development of soul. I think the Inkspots were one of the multitude of groups that helped "soul" (which is almost extinct in MAINSTREAM black music)



 
Pat Boone, Pat Boone and Pat Boone...... /Thread mufuckas!!!


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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
username2 said:
I wouldnt say he invented it, of course alot of it came from the blues and church....just like Sam. Maybe he was more of the architect. He definitely set the modern template for soul. But he along with acts such as Ray Charles, Ike Turner, and the Drifters were all vital towards the development of soul. I think the Inkspots were one of the multitude of groups that helped "soul" (which is almost extinct in MAINSTREAM black music)



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I don't care what anyone says...


...'If I Didn't Care' is Fred Sanford's song. :lol:
 
username2 said:
I think the Inkspots were one of the multitude of groups that helped "soul" (which is almost extinct in MAINSTREAM black music)



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I wouldn't call that "soul" at all. That's just mainstream ballad singing (early doo-wop) that was popular in the '40s and '50s (with both black and white groups).
 
C'mon bruh, listing the top 3 just ain't enuff. :smh:
The 'talent pool' in this category is too big. :rolleyes:

Here's my Top 25 list.

(In no particular order)

1. James Brown
2. Patti Labelle
3. Aretha Franklin
4. Stevie Wonder
5. Luther Vandross
6. Minnie Ripperton
7. Soul II Soul
8. Marvin Gaye
9. Otis Cooke
10. Isaac Hayes
11. Sade
12. Maze / Frankie Beverly
13. Hall & Oates
14. Chaka Khan
15. Tina Turner
16. Gladys Knight
17. Teena Marie
18. Teddy Pendergrass
19. Barry White
20. Whitney Houston
21. The Jacksons
22. Michael McDonald
23. Mary J. Blige
24. The O'Jays
25. Anita Baker
 

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