Styles, artists and recommended albums

• Gospel to Soul: Sam Cooke - Night Beat, Portrait of a Legend, Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul, Amazing Grace
• R&B to Soul: Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul, James Brown - Live at the Apollo, Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
• Memphis Soul: Otis Redding - Otis Blue, Isaac Hayes - Ultimate: Can You Dig It? Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Chicago Soul: The Impressions - Anthology 1961-1977, Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly, Donny Hathaway - Live
• Motown: The Temptations - Psychedelic Soul, Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
• UK Pop Soul: David Bowie - Young Americans, George Michael - Faith, Sade - Diamond Life, Love Deluxe
• US Pop R&B: Michael Jackson - Off The Wall, Thriller, Prince - 1999, Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
• Neo Soul: D'Angelo - Voodoo, Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
• Retro Soul: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black, Leon Bridges - Coming Home, Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
• Alternative R&B: The Weeknd - Trilogy, Frank Ocean - Channel Orange, Kelela - Take Me Apart, Blood Orange - Negro Swan
• Contemporary R&B: Maxwell - Embrya, The-Dream - Love/Hate, Miguel - War & Leisure, Beyoncé - Lemonade, SZA - Ctrl

• backing singer (also "backup singer" [Nth Am. English] and "backing vocalist") (noun): a singer who gives vocal support to a lead singer - Tessa was one of Joe Cocker's backing singers.

  bar (noun): one of many small sections in a piece of music that contains a fixed number of beats - Each bar in the song has four beats.

  call and response (noun): two musical phrases, one of which answers the other - The call and response is before the last chorus.

  civil rights movement (noun): a demand for social justice by oppressed people - Martin Luther King led the civil rights movement in the 60s.

  classic (adjective): very good and highly-regarded for a long time - Neil loves those classic American cars of the 50s.

  contemporary R&B (noun): recent R&B that mixes soul, pop and hip hop sounds - Contemporary R&B is really popular these days.

  crossover hit (noun): an R&B, soul or country song that's on the pop-music charts - We'll all be rich if we have a crossover hit.

  dynamic (adjective): lively and having a lot of energy - Apple Corp is one of the world's most dynamic IT companies.

  groove (noun): repetitive, rhythmic pattern played by a rhythm section - Hip-hop artists still use James Brown's grooves in their beats.

  horn section (noun): a group of musicians playing brass instruments and saxophones - How many songs does the horn section play on?

  house band (noun): a group of session musicians who work for a music company - House bands don't become famous, but singers do.

  house producer (noun): one of a record company's full-time music producers - How many house producers does Sony Music have?

  neo soul (noun): a style that mixes contemporary R&B and 60s or 70s soul - Angelina played some great neo soul tracks at our party.

  pop soul (noun): a style of soul music with a pop-music sound - Mum's listening to pop soul again.

  racism (noun): the dislike or hatred of a whole race of people - Racism has always existed in our country.

  secular (adjective): not religious, or with no connection to religion - We sent our kids to a secular school, not a religious one.

  session musician (noun): a musician who can be hired to play on a recording - Session musicians don't get much work these days.

  soundtrack album (noun): an album containing music made for a film - Has the soundtrack album been released yet?

  tambourine (noun): an instrument with metal discs that rattles when hit or shaken - Mick Jagger often plays tambourine when he sings.

  the South (noun): the southeastern part of the USA - Racism has always been a bit worse in the South.

  yearn (verb): to want something very much - His yearning for a better world is expressed in his songs.

amazing [ə´meiziŋ]   a.惊人的；惊奇的   (初中英语单词)

singer [´siŋə]   n.歌手，演唱者   (初中英语单词)

musical [´mju:zikəl]   a.音乐的；悦耳的   (初中英语单词)

movement [´mu:vmənt]   n.活动；运动；动作   (初中英语单词)

lively [´laivli]   a.活泼的；热烈的   (初中英语单词)

energy [´enədʒi]   n.活力，精力；能力   (初中英语单词)

dislike [dis´laik]   vt.&n.不喜爱，厌恶   (初中英语单词)

hatred [´heitrid]   n.憎恨，敌意   (初中英语单词)

connection [kə´nekʃən]   n.联系；关系；联运   (初中英语单词)

instrument [´instrumənt]   n.仪器；手段；乐器   (初中英语单词)

shaken [´ʃeikən]   shake的过去分词   (初中英语单词)

portrait [´pɔ:trit]   n.肖像；相片；雕像   (高中英语单词)

response [ri´spɔns]   n.回答；响应   (高中英语单词)

classic [´klæsik]   a.第一流的 n.杰作   (高中英语单词)

session [´seʃən]   n.会议；会期；(开庭)期   (高中英语单词)

contemporary [kən´tempərəri]   a.&n.同时代的(人)   (高中英语单词)

musician [mju:´ziʃən]   n.音乐家，作曲家   (高中英语单词)

rhythm [´riðəm]   n.(诗的)韵律；格律   (英语四级单词)

secular [´sekjulə]   a.世俗的；现世的   (英语六级单词)