Soul

Al Green: Let's Stay Together

The smoothest voice in soul — Al Green from Hi Records and …

Amy Winehouse: Back to Black

A jazz voice from north London, Back to Black and a life to…

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

From her father's church in Detroit to Respect and the Rock…

Curtis Mayfield: Move On Up

From People Get Ready to Super Fly — Curtis Mayfield, the s…

James Brown: The Godfather of Soul

The hardest-working man in show business — James Brown from…

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

Motown hitmaker turned soul prophet — Marvin Gaye from Stub…

Otis Redding: The King of Soul

Five years at Stax, one night at Monterey and a song finish…

Ray Charles: The Genius

Blind at seven, a pioneer of soul at 24 — Ray Charles mixed…

Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come

Gospel star, soul pioneer, businessman and civil rights voi…

Sly and the Family Stone: There's a Riot Goin' On

Black and white, men and women, funk and rock — Sly and the…

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life

From twelve-year-old Motown prodigy to the run of albums th…

The Drifters: Under the Boardwalk

A group whose name outlived dozens of members — the Drifter…

The Miracles: The Tracks of My Tears

Motown's first stars — Smokey Robinson and the Miracles fro…

The O'Jays: Love Train

From Canton, Ohio to the Sound of Philadelphia — the O'Jays…

The Temptations: My Girl

Five voices and the Temptation Walk — the Temptations from …

Van Morrison: Into the Mystic

From the Belfast R&B of Them to Astral Weeks and Moondance …

Wilson Pickett: In the Midnight Hour

The Wicked Pickett — from gospel in Alabama to In the Midni…