soul

[graygray]

what inflence/impact does soul music have on current popular music

[isca]

is that david soul of starskey and hutch fame?

[Donquixote]

Without soul music there would be no Rn'B (as we know it now, rather than classic rhythm and blues) and pop in general would be a different beast altogether. Soul music as we have come to know it today originally stemmed from Gospel, Ray Charles being credited with its invention in the 1960's (the name 'soul music' being coined by the US Billboard Chart, i think?!?). Modern Rn'B, everything from Aaliyah to Usher, Destiny's Child to John Legend, is a direct descendant of that original Ray Charles soul sound. That's self-evident, you only have to listen to a track by one of these artists to immediately make the connection. But Rn'B, in turn, has heavily influenced Hip Hop and Pop...in fact, it could be said that Rn'B is the modern Pop music...artists not immediately thought of as Rn'B acts in the pop world, more often than not release Rn'B style music. Think Girls Aloud, Justin Timberlake, Liberty X - all, essentially, manufactured pop artists who perform music in the Rn'B style of prominent bass and soaring multi-layered vocal harmonies. Even Hip Hop, originally a form of Rap music, has now become very much mainstream and taken on a much softer edge. The majority of popular hip hop music today could be more accurately described as Rn'B with harder beats and vocal rapping - Black Eyed Peas being a prime example. Of course, purer hip hop is still very much alive, but this 'pop-hop' seems to have taken over the mainstream for the time being. So, just taking the briefest of looks at today's Top 40 charts, it's plain to see that this Rn'B/Hip Hop/Pop melange is the dominant force in today's music - and that simply would not exist had there been no soul music.

[Donquixote]

...oh and, unfortunately, most of it tends to sound crap too!

lol ;o) God Bless Rock n' Roll!!!!!!!

[Mortartube]

And of course many soul tracks have had their catchy hook lines nicked (sorry sampled), to make many a bland tune listenable. I am of the opinion that many modern tunes would not make the slightest dent on the charts if they didn't steal hook lines ( famous or otherwise). Some examples are as follows

Beyonce - Crazy in love from the Chi-Lites - Are you still my woman

Stardust - Music sounds better with you - from Chaka Khan - Fate

Modjo - Lady - From Chic - Soup For One

[daveystott]

What influence/impact does oxygen have on your ability to breath?

The history of black music is the history of popular music.