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Ike Turner – Rocket 88 (1951)
The idiosyncratic soul star talks to us about her most treasured tracks of the genre.
Words by: Anthony Walker. And the way he sings it, he sings it like a grown man. I think he has this magical thing in his voice that he put in the soul music. He made it erotic, you know what I mean? He was the ultimate soul singer — he had a falsetto, he had a groove, he had the right drummer. He made his own brand of soul music, but that song is so unforgettable, you know?
Charles Bradley - Changes (2015)
By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Soul music is all about punch-you-in-the-gut emotion, which is why it never really goes out of fashion. From Stax and Motown to Northern Soul and neo-soul, it's a timeless genre that's gripped us for decades.
And while rockers like to say rock and headbanging was invented because metal kids are scared to dance, over the decades there have been a few notable examples of when people stopped getting hung up on labels and just enjoyed the goddamn music. Here then, a nice fistful of soul songs that rock. Or vice versa. Whatever man, just hit the dancefloor and go with it. And it was mostly by accident. Hard-living Florida soul singer Charles Bradley spent most of his life on the margins, working odd jobs, moving when they dried up, playing small clubs when he could get the gigs. Half a decade ago, he moved to New York City to get to know his aging mother and while he was there, he began moonlighting as a James Brown impersonator.