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Retro Soul

 
 

Description of Retro Soul

 
Soul's popularity faded with the 1960s as Funk and other black music styles came into vogue, but a few vocalists like Millie Jackson, Cissy Houston, Johnny Taylor kept its fire burning. Two decades on, Retro Soul carved out a sizeable following through the output of the late Johnny Adams, Robert "Duke" Tillman and Chuck Roberson. Retro Soul is fiercely loyal to the classic Soul groove, continuing its tradition of soul-baring lyrics and fiery performances.
 

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Retro Soul Key Artists

 
Cissy Houston

Dionne Warwick's aunt and
Whitney's mom, Houston
was part of the fertile soul
scene of the '60s and '70s.
Houston's group, the Swe...

Jesse Graham

Johnny Adams

An R&B and Soul singer,
Adams enjoyed intermittent
hits and gained a loyal
following before his death
in 1998.

Joss Stone

Joss Stone's passion for
classic soul is reflected
lovingly in her music. Stone
has the pipes to carry off
songs originally done by s...

Marvin Sease

Sease scored with the
ladies with his underground
soul hit "Candy Licker." He's
been lyrically caressing
women ever since.

Memphis Horns

The Horns revolve around
former Mar-Keys Andrew
Love and Wayne Jackson.
They've backed Ann
Peebles, Al Green and mo...

Millie Jackson

Jackson's a great Soul voice
who got sidetracked by
increasingly potty-mouthed
material (see the album
"Back to the S**t!").

Peggy Scott-Adams

A Soul singer whose career
peaked in the late '60s,
Scott-Adams was a
mortician's wife until the '96
release "Help Yourself."

Robert "Duke" Tillman

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