Soul Music Form In The 1960's

Soul is a music genre that originated in the United States in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Origionally, a version of gospel, soul was the major black musical form of the 1960’s and 70’s and remained evident in various hybrid styles since, for example, neo-soul and soul jazz. It combines elements of African- American gospel music, rythem and blues and often Jazz. It was used to signify music with a greater sense of authenticity and sincerity. In the 1960’s as the genre developed, soul was a merger of gospel style singing and funk rock anthems. Most soul music was vocally led, with soloists or a groups featuring a lead singer and backing harmonies, such as Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions or Diana Ross and The Supremes. Soul music dominated …show more content…
He wrote this as a protest song to support the Civil Rights Movement. Some of the lyrics were inspired by an incident where Cooke and some of his friends were arrested for disturbing the peace after they were denied rooms at a motel in Shreveport, Louisiana because they were black. This song was released a few months after the death of Cooke. He managed to create a song which expressed many African-American peoples feelings of anger and despair in the context of persistent racism, while still maintaining a hopeful tone. The title shows that Cooke didn’t just hope a change would happen, he knew it …show more content…
This Song is an anthem of the burgeoning civil-rights movement. The lyrics in this song embody the resolute attitude that was the key in the success of the movement. It is an important track to people hoping to understand what it was all about and it captures the feel of the time amazingly. The Impressions lead singer Curtis Mayfield also wrote the song “People Get Ready”, which he claims came to him when he was in a state of deep spirituality. This song seems to reflect the church roots of the movement. The lyrics come accross as prayer-like with soft and gentle