{"product_id":"50-years-of-soul","title":"50 Years of Soul","description":"  A compilation of Soul and Soul-influenced music, ranging from such classics as \u003ci\u003eStand By Me\u003c\/i\u003e and Marvin Gaye's \u003ci\u003eInner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)\u003c\/i\u003e to some surprising modern gems like Portishead's \u003ci\u003eGlory Box\u003c\/i\u003e and Duffy's \u003ci\u003eMercy\u003c\/i\u003e. In the late 1950's black American music started to fuse the spiritual passion of gospel singing with the gritty sexual drive of rhythm 'n' blues. The result was called soul, Ray Charles was its early pioneer, and so this year-by-year soul collection kicks off with his classic 1959 call-and-response song, \u003ci\u003eWhat'd I Say\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Brown, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAretha Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e all carried soul into the golden period of the 1960's and from then on the genre would be a permanent fixture in the international pop music landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo... get ready to enjoy 50 years of pure soul, the electrifying musical hybrid that never went out of fashion!. Format: Instrumental Album. Category: Sheet Music \u0026amp; Songbooks\/Piano \u0026amp; Keyboard\/Piano, Vocal \u0026amp; Guitar\/Soul\/Instrumental Album. Pages: 288. Media: Sheet Music. Language: English. Genre: Soul. Performance Level: 3. ","brand":"South London Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45723996029238,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/9402\/3478\/products\/MUSAM991419_1.jpg?v=1695861828","url":"https:\/\/southlondonmusicshop.co.uk\/products\/50-years-of-soul","provider":"South London Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}