Memphis soul
Videos
Memphis soul, also known as the Memphis sound, is the most prominent strain of Southern soul. It is a shimmering, sultry style produced in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records and Hi Records in Memphis
Stax Records
Sun Studio Memphis
Soul music
Videos
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in African-American communities throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporan
Memphis soul
…of disco in the late 1970s, Memphis soul declined in popularity. The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is dedicated to preserving the Memphis sound. Soul music is an emotional genre that began by expression of the struggles within the African American community. Soul is similar to genres like Motown or Rhythm…
Ray Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles.
James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul".
Sam Cooke is regarded as one of soul music's "forefathers".
Solomon Burke recorded for Atlantic Records in the 1960s.