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R&B/Soul

Rhythm and blues (R&B) is the umbrella term for African-American popular music since the late 1940s. Soul, its mid-1960s flowering, is gospel transposed...

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Rhythm and blues (R&B) is the umbrella term for African-American popular music since the late 1940s. Soul, its mid-1960s flowering, is gospel transposed into secular subject matter, with the deeper vocal commitment and harmonic complexity gospel allowed. Key sections include: R &B Soul.; Opening What R&B and soul are.; Chapter I Naming the music.; Chapter II From gospel to soul.; Chapter III The genius.; Chapter IV Berry Gordy's machine.; Chapter V The Memphis alternative.; Chapter VI Ahmet Ertegun's empire.; Chapter VII The Stax voice.; Chapter VIII The Queen of Soul..

Key sections

  • 01R &B Soul.
  • 02Opening What R&B and soul are.
  • 03Chapter I Naming the music.
  • 04Chapter II From gospel to soul.
  • 05Chapter III The genius.
  • 06Chapter IV Berry Gordy's machine.
  • 07Chapter V The Memphis alternative.
  • 08Chapter VI Ahmet Ertegun's empire.

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Slide outline
  1. 01R &B Soul.
  2. 02Opening What R&B and soul are.
  3. 03Chapter I Naming the music.
  4. 04Chapter II From gospel to soul.
  5. 05Chapter III The genius.
  6. 06Chapter IV Berry Gordy's machine.
  7. 07Chapter V The Memphis alternative.
  8. 08Chapter VI Ahmet Ertegun's empire.
  9. 09Chapter VII The Stax voice.
  10. 10Chapter VIII The Queen of Soul.
  11. 11Chapter IX The conscience.
  12. 12Chapter X The polymath.
  13. 13Chapter XI The funk pivot.
  14. 14Chapter XII Sly to George Clinton.
  15. 15Chapter XIII The 1970s dance form.
  16. 16Chapter XIV The 1970s ballad.
  17. 17Chapter XV Prince and Whitney.
  18. 18Chapter XVI The new jack swing.
  19. 19Chapter XVII The 1990s revival.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII The standard-setter.
  21. 21Chapter XIX The 21st-century star.
  22. 22Chapter XX Modern alt-R&B.
  23. 23Chapter XXI The current scene.
  24. 24Chapter XXII The continuous integration.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII The 2020s scene.
  26. 26Chapter XXIII Twenty-five works.
  27. 27Chapter XXIV Watch & read.
  28. 28Chapter XXV If you want to learn it.
  29. 29Chapter XXVI Why it matters.
  30. 30Chapter XXVII The next decade.
  31. 31The end of the deck.
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