Soul music has merged with many other genres ... The earliest pioneers of the genre were considered to be Ray Charles, as well as Etta James, and Bobby Womack. Other highly influential musicians ...

one cannot separate the sheer genius of Ray the musician from this life either. His influence spread not only through the world of rock music but soul and blues, too. Heck, Charles even recorded ...

Charles Bradley was part of the rebirth of authentic-sounding soul for Brooklyn’s Daptone label in the early 2000s Considered one of the founders of soul music, Ray Charles began recording in ...

or Ray Charles come to mind. Artists such as these are pioneers of soul music, combining jazz, blues, R&B, and gospel. However, in the '90s, a new genre was born—neo-soul. This genre had ...