THE MEN AND THEIR SOUL
Under the rule of bell bottoms, flower power and
similar Ashbury Heights´ products, black people feeling deprived decided to
tune their own path in music history. Their movement is now well known and
established far more than they probably expected in the first place. Apart from
the very beginners, the number of soulmen is now way beyond reach.
THIRD AMERICA
In
short period of time, during liberal 60s
and 70s, music made by coloured people made it to finally rule the charts after
the long reign of white tunes for decades. By combining r´n´b with pop and even
more at-the-time controversial gospel sounds, Ray Charles was the first and
still known as the most successful soul musician ever made.
MOTOWN
vs
HITSVILLE
In the
industry of soul, there were two hit factories based in two different cities
and also distinguished in style. As Motown a.k.a. Hitsville remains synonim for
more white colored music, such as pop based The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and The
Temptations, Stax, located in Memphis produced more dirty tuned performers,
such as Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes.
GOT SOUL?
Stiff rhytm, nice pop-reminiscent
melody, brass and emotional lyrics. You already hear Hit the road Jack? Well,
that´s the thing.
While Sam Cooke became teenage role
model, James Brown was that kind a guy with tough soul. Not only a performer,
he managed to made establish soul as popular sort, later on he turned it off
forever. You might be wondering, where
this hair ciut came from, but admit it, the man had style. Yet soul and funk
are still popular amongst recent performers, Brown due to his moves, vocals,
precies ear and many other unique skills, was inspiration for no wonder-Mick
Jagger. He even coproduced a movie based on his idol´s lifetime and career.
A BROWN MAN
After 1968 riots formed after Martin Luther King´s sudden death, it was
Brown´s concert the government tried to calm people down with. But the same old
Brown was the key persona in radical movement for black rights as well as
developing even more rhytmic music funk.
Believed as chorus and melody was
missing, Brown´s idea was such music remind black people more of their
drum-based, rhytmical roots. Brown kept the guitar, but included two drummer
sets and rediscovered influence of bass guitar. Wearing afro was very cool at
the time.
Brown´s guitarist Bootsy Collins discovered special technique The One.
Accent on the first note used to be very special at the time, such as Collins´
spacey outfit, well now it´s enjoying legendary status. Collins later joined
group called Funkadelic.
Let`s hear it now, here are
TOP 3 FUNKY GROOVES:
Earth Wind & Fire: Boogie Wonderland
Kool & The Gang: Celebration
Parliament-Funkadelic: Bring the Funk
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