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The 42 pages that link to Soul music, each with the reason it gives.

• Rhythm and bluesCompared with: Soul is a later, closely related style often distinguished by its stronger gospel imprint.

• African American musicBroader topic: Soul brought church-inflected singing into secular popular music.

• FunkCompared with: Funk grew from soul but typically gives repeated rhythmic patterns more prominence than vocal melody.

• Aretha FranklinNarrower topic: Franklin became one of soul music’s central voices and helped define its expressive range.

• American popular musicRelated: Soul brought church-rooted vocal expression into secular U.S. hits.

• House musicRelated: Soul vocals and emotional delivery became a recurring influence on house records.

• Atlantic RecordsNarrower topic: Atlantic’s artists and recordings helped define soul’s sound and commercial audience.

• Stevie WonderNarrower topic: Wonder's singing, songwriting, and arrangements became central to soul's modern sound.

• Kanye WestRelated: Soul recordings supplied many of the vocal fragments in his early production.

• Ray CharlesNarrower topic: Charles’s synthesis of gospel and rhythm and blues helped establish soul’s sound.

• James BrownNarrower topic: Brown emerged from soul but increasingly foregrounded rhythm over harmonic and melodic change.

• Stax RecordsNarrower topic: Stax helped define one of soul’s most influential regional sounds.

• Contemporary R&BRelated: Soul’s vocal intensity and gospel phrasing remain central influences on contemporary R&B.

• Philadelphia soulNarrower topic: Philadelphia soul developed within this broader musical tradition.

• Neo soulNarrower topic: Neo soul reworks soul’s vocal intensity and expressive traditions.

• The Apollo TheaterRelated: The theater became a celebrated venue for soul singers and bands.

• The Blues BrothersRelated: Soul standards and vocal styles form a major part of the band’s repertoire.

• The DriftersNarrower topic: The group’s later recordings helped carry R&B vocal traditions into soul and pop.

• Diana RossRelated: Ross's Motown sound and solo recordings draw on soul while spanning pop and dance music.

• Jerry WexlerNarrower topic: Wexler’s productions helped define Atlantic’s influential strand of soul.

• Alicia KeysRelated: Her expressive vocals and piano arrangements draw on soul traditions.

• Sam CookeNarrower topic: Cooke’s recordings helped establish soul as a distinct popular style.

• A Change Is Gonna ComeNarrower topic: The song’s gospel-inflected singing and orchestral R&B arrangement place it within soul.

• Erykah BaduNarrower topic: Badu’s work reinterprets soul’s vocal and emotional traditions for a later generation.

• D'AngeloNarrower topic: Its vocal expressiveness and rhythmic feel are central to D'Angelo's musical foundation.

• Jackie WilsonRelated: Wilson’s later hits helped bring soul to a broad pop audience.

• Songs in the Key of LifeNarrower topic: The album’s vocal intensity and grooves draw deeply on soul traditions.

• (Sittin' On) The Dock of the BayNarrower topic: The song retains soul’s vocal expressiveness while using a gentler, more reflective arrangement.

• Barry WhiteNarrower topic: White’s romantic recordings grew from soul’s vocal traditions and rhythmic foundations.

• Gil Scott-HeronNarrower topic: Soul’s grooves and vocal traditions informed the band-based sound around his poetry.

• Lenny KravitzRelated: Soul vocals and arrangements inform his singing and songwriting.

• Lionel RichieRelated: Richie’s vocal delivery and songwriting developed within the soul tradition.

• My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyRelated: Soul samples and vocal traditions anchor the album’s otherwise expansive arrangements.

• SuperstitionRelated: Wonder’s vocal phrasing and groove connect the track to soul.

• Andraé CrouchRelated: Crouch drew on soul’s rhythmic language while retaining explicitly Christian lyrics.

• Booker T. & the M.G.'sNarrower topic: The band’s instrumental records helped define the sound of 1960s soul.

• Gladys Knight & the PipsNarrower topic: The group’s style developed within soul music while also reaching pop audiences.

• Luther VandrossNarrower topic: Vandross’s music draws on soul’s vocal expressiveness and gospel-influenced phrasing.

• Olivia DeanNarrower topic: Its vocal phrasing and expressive tradition inform Dean’s musical identity.

• War (American band)Related: Its vocal phrasing and feel connect War’s funk grooves to Black popular music traditions.

• War (Edwin Starr song)Narrower topic: Starr’s performance uses soul’s emphatic singing and rhythmic intensity.

• Zucchero FornaciariNarrower topic: Soul’s vocal intensity informs his blend of Italian lyrics and Black American styles.