Soul Music -- What should I get ?

[ChoppedLiver]

Earl plays some great soul sometimes on R&F.
Opinions on what I should buy/Download??

Middle-aged white guy asking.:action-sm

[istink]

Earl plays some great soul sometimes on R&F.
Opinions on what I should buy/Download??

Middle-aged white guy asking.:action-sm

Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, maybe start w/Al Green. He is middle-aged white-guy-approved. Anyone have suggestions that aren't 30 years old?

[FMDoug]

angie stone, macy grey (gray?), joss stone, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, john legend, alicia keys, gnarls barkley... just to name a few. But my best suggestion is the Staple Singers.

[ChoppedLiver]

Staple Singers, Al Green, Bill Withers I know of.
70's era is preferred, but definitely digging Gnarls Barkley these days.

[realmenhatelife]

otis redding, king curtis, van morrison (hey a white dude)

[novalia]

soul 2 soul.. keep on movin dont stop no!!
[white guy]

[honky]

my favorites are curtis mayfield, otis redding, marvin gaye, james brown (his early stuff is soul), and anything off of motown records.

[FAngel]

my favorites are curtis mayfield, otis redding, marvin gaye, james brown (his early stuff is soul), and anything off of motown records.

Sir, is that an anime in your avatar? It's rather hot.

[honky]

Sir, is that an anime in your avatar? It's rather hot.

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[WowMe]

Wilson Pickett is another great one you should check out. Sam Cooke too.

[AnimalMthr1982]

al green, as mentioned, and d'angelo's "voodoo" is fucking fantastic, as far as new stuff goes

[Hudson]

God...I had an album as a kid that had alot of 70's Soul
Legends in a concert...I can't remember the Fucking title!!! Now I am Pissed at myself!!!!....fuck It! get the Ktel Collection!

[XMScott]

You buy music? Still?

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=60

[WonkaVision]

Get a good Mo Town collection

[EvilMonkey71]

Sam & Dave, Jr. Walker & the Allstars, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke are some others I didn't see listed above.

Along with Motown stuff, Stax records collections are good to check out also. Isaac Hayes was writing songs for them and the house band was Booker T & the MG's for a lot of the recordings.

[Wilmington WOW]

Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke
<the two best soul singers of all time>
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Aretha Franklin
Ojays
Sam and Dave
Otis Redding
Ray Charles
Al Green