Soul and R & B of the 60's

[Sunny]

Mustang Sally - Wilson Picket

[Hepcat]

Solomon's voice was smooth as silk:



A tool that he must have utilized to help him father his 21 children.

[Hepcat]

Originally Posted by Magic who did this one? Ooh Child

The Five Stairsteps, that's who!

[Hepcat]

The Drifters (with Ben E. King)!



And a later recording by Ben E. King himself:



Finally Ben E. King's biggest hit:





Present day hip hop stars like Fifty Cent and Kanye West couldn't shine Ben E. King's shoes.

[SteveB]

Further to this, in the UK we had a sub-genre named Northern Soul:

Northern soul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For those in the U.S. this is especially worthwhile reading.

Here's the 'rare' Northern Soul song 'Do I love You by Frank Wilson (A staff writer/producer at Motown).

[Phil B.]

[Panthera Tigris]

I love all this stuff. I am a huge Motown fan. Add Earth Wind and Fire and The Commodores to the list (maybe they should be 70s, but I'm throwing them in anyway).

I saw EWF two years ago co-headline with Chicago, and it was an awesome show. It was only overshadowed by Michael Jackson passing two days later, so I didn't really get to soak in the experience. I need to see EWF again!