Blue-eyed soul

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Blue-eyed soul is soul music as performed by white people and usually as intended for white audiences. It exists in constrast to soul music performed by blacks. Many blue-eyed soul performers are British, and several of these artists have actually been mistaken for being black.

Ironically, the artists who have had the longest careers in this genre have done so by building a significant black following, as exemplified by the success of Hall & Oates, George Michael and Teena Marie on the R&B charts in the 1980s.

Blue-eyed soul artists:

• The Righteous Brothers
• Hall & Oates
• Elvis Presley
• Roy Orbison
• Laura Nyro
• Dusty Springfield
• Culture Club
• George Michael
• Spandau Ballet
• Teena Marie
• Steve Winwood
• Rick Astley
• Annie Lennox
• Michael McDonald
• Paul Young
• Robert Palmer
• Joe Cocker
• Eurythmics
• Fine Young Cannibals
• Joss Stone
• Bee Gees
• Michael Bolton
• Timi Yuro
• Simply Red
• Tony Joe White
• Rare Earth
• Boy George
• The Foundations
• Young Rascals
• Tom Jones
• Taylor Danye
• The Doobie Brothers
• Van Morrison
• Lisa Stansfield
• Mitch Ryder
• Boz Scaggs
• The Box Tops

External link

• Listmania! Blue Eyed Soul Greats