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Originally posted by rmns2bseen
actually the "original" R&B would be typified by such artists as Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Carr, Jimmy Ruffin etc etc...or to get even more "original" than that, by Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, John Lee Hooker etc etc
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RESPECT!!! ...as Aretha would sing! you just earned a shed load from me with that post, couldn't agree more, I love that music.
Although genres can get confusing as they tend to cross-over, IMO the music of Otis, Aretha etc is "R&B/Soul" bordering on gospel. Whereas JL Hooker etc are "blues" occasionally bordering on R&B.
In any case, these great artists should never be mentioned in a thread called "Awful Songs"
_Malc