Sounds for the Soul: The Art and History of Soul Music

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Music is simply defined as beautiful sounds, melodies, harmonies, and lyrics all converging to soothe the soul. An evolvin... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Music is simply defined as beautiful sounds, melodies, harmonies, and lyrics all converging to soothe the soul. An evolving medium, the spirit and heart of music is perhaps felt most through performance. This book features the smooth sounds of soul music, including the origins and innovators such as James Brown, the godfather of soul. Also included are journey of soul music through the 1970s to the present and the subgenres such as southern soul, British soul, Memphis soul, and more. This book was created and put into distribution by a team of dedicated editors using open source and proprietary publishing tools. One of the advantages to the way we publish books is that our content is up to date and written by dedicated subject matter experts from all over the world. By adding a layer of screening and curatorial attention to this material, we are able to offer a book that is relevant, informative and unique. Less