What is Soul blues?
{{Infobox Music genre |bgcolor=#0000E1 |color=white |name=Soul blues |stylistic_origins= [[Electric blues]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[urban contemporary]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[rock and roll]] |cultural_origins=1950s, [[United States]] |instruments=[[Bass guitar]] - [[Electric guitar]] (with [[Guitar amplifier|amplifier]]) - [[Harmonica]] - [[drum kit|Drumkit]] - [[Human voice|Vocals]] - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]] |popularity= Medium in the 1980s |derivatives= |subgenrelist = |subgenres= |fusiongenres= |regional_scenes= |other_topics= }} '''Soul blues''' is a style of [[blues]] music developed in the late [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]]. Singers and musicians who grew up listening to the [[electric blues]] of [[Muddy Waters]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[Jimmy Reed]], [[Elmore James]] etc. and soul singers such as [[Sam Cooke]], [[Ray Charles]] and [[Otis Redding]], and [[gospel music]] wanted to connect their favorite music. == Artists == Musicians in this style include [[Z. Z. Hill]], [[Otis Clay]], [[Latimore]], [[Little Milton]], [[Johnny Adams]], [[Solomon Burke]], [[Wilson Pickett]], [[Bobby Rush (musician)|Bobby Rush]] and [[Johnnie Taylor]]. {{blues}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:Blues music]]