Soul Music
soulmap.gif (13744 bytes)

A merger of gospel-charged singing, secular subject matter, and funk rhythms, soul grew out of Fifties rhythm & blues, spurred by Ray Charles' electic, decidedly secular late-Fifties hits.

The Record Companies







fame-studio.jpg (51650 bytes)
Fame Studios

 motown-studio.jpg (762663 bytes)
Motown Records

 stax-studio.jpg (162191 bytes)
Stax/Volt Records

The Motown Artists

The Contours

The Four Tops

Marvin Gaye

The Marvelettes


The Miracles


The Supremes


The Temptations


Tammi Terrell


Mary Wells


Kim Weston


Stevie Wonder


The Vandellas


The Velvelettes


Junior Walker and the All-Stars

Where Are They Now

Writer-Producers

bateman (2).jpg (1422 bytes)
Robert Bateman

bristol.jpg (4516 bytes)
Johnny Bristol


fuqua.png (26835 bytes)
Harvey Fuqua


gorman.jpg (8631 bytes)
Freddie Gorman

h-d-h.jpg (6374 bytes)
Holland-Dozier-Holland


paul.jpg (2234 bytes)
Clarence Paul

mickey-stevenson.jpg (3231 bytes)
Mickey "William"Stevenson


whitfield.jpg (5924 bytes)
Norman Whitfield


smokey-robinson.jpg (2565 bytes)
William "Smokey" Robinson

The Musicians behind the Motown sound the Funk Brothers

Background Groups

The Andantes

Rayber Voices

Voice Masters

The Stax/Volt Artists

Booker T. & The MGs Eddie Floyd The Mar-Keys

Wilson Pickett

Otis Redding

Sam and Dave

Isaac Hayes

Carla and Rufus Thomas

The Bar-Kays

Other Artists

James Brown

Ray Charles

Sam Cooke

Jackie Wilson

home.gif (2894 bytes)