Your favourite soul singers.

[Buzzer]

I'll start.

Rose Royce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfNoGx7KJY4

Gladys Knight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v78-ftcqpNw

Just how cool were The Pips? They had the coolest glad rags and bot could they pull the shapes too.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye and Levi Stubbs. All three covered the A-Z emotions and back again.

Unbeatable.

 

[Machiavelli]

I'll go for: Al Green, James Carr, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and -- if he's considered as a soul singer -- Stevie Wonder.

 

[Buzzer]

The Chi-Lites, Have you seen her?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxOBInMi3l0

 

[BBassic]

Incredible voice

 

[Icy Gull]

Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, David Ruffin, Aretha Franklin and Otis.

Can I lump the Isley Brothers in Soul Music?

A chance to play a seldom heard track by Otis and Carla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlCA0-Arks

 

[Prince Monolulu]

A banger from the Sledgers here.

 

[Buzzer]

Wendy Rene - After Laughter Comes Tears.

Listen to this and tell me it isn't the best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev7NMv7j6tI

 

[Buzzer]

And then there's Betty Lavette. 'Let Me Down Easy'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpFxB4Wqcg

My God, what a tune.

 

[Soul Finger]

Martha, Marva, Marvin, Saundra Mallett Edwards.

 

[Machiavelli]

You enjoying yourself on this thread [MENTION=5200]Buzzer[/MENTION]?

 

[Icy Gull]

They don't come much better than this. I defy anyone not to move some part of their body to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn2PNlhvy8E

 

[Buzzer]

You enjoying yourself on this thread @Buzzer?

Working from home so got Betty Lavette playing loud. Oh yes.

 

[studio150]

Funny how groups suddenly become singers, if this is a thread about best soul singers, should not the lead vocalist from the group be listed rather than the group.

Not mentioned so far, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and Ray Charles

 

[The Albion Roar]

Jackie Wilson was at his best in the early 1970s...

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[BBassic]

More current but Aloe Blacc has a legitimately wonderful voice. The album version of this tune is enough to make a grown man cry on its own but this live version with orchestra musicians backing him just ruins me.

 

[Buzzer]

Evie Sands - Take Me For A Little While.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkbn_X57VCw

My all-time favourite Northern Soul tune, this one.

 

[Icy Gull]

I'll leave this thread alone after this, I could be on here all afternoon otherwise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOs3am7CtE

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Sexxxxxy soul...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNS28f4d0Vw

 

[Buzzer]

Funny how groups suddenly become singers, if this is a thread about best soul singers, should not the lead vocalist from the group be listed rather than the group.

Not mentioned so far, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and Ray Charles

How about the Ronettes for a group?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrVbawRPO7I

Man...the way that Ronnie Spector scrunches her nose when she sings...I'm in love.