Soul Music: inspiration, tradition, history
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The Heart Of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
by:
Dave Marsh
4.23 avg rating — 354 ratings 
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A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America
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Craig Werner
4.14 avg rating — 371 ratings 
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Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, and the Rise and Fall of American Soul
by:
Craig Werner
4.08 avg rating — 91 ratings 
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Say it Loud!: My Memories of James Brown, Soul Brother No. 1
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Don Rhodes
2.38 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
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Robert Gordon
4.31 avg rating — 774 ratings 13. 
The James Brown Reader: Fifty Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
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Nelson George
3.89 avg rating — 44 ratings 14. 
Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
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Mark Ribowsky
3.67 avg rating — 230 ratings 15. 
Ain't Too Proud To Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of The Temptations
by:
Mark Ribowsky
4.05 avg rating — 126 ratings 16. 
Souled American: How Black Music Transformed White Culture
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Kevin Phinney
4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings 17. 
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder
by:
Mark Ribowsky
3.65 avg rating — 118 ratings 18. 
Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
by:
James McBride
3.90 avg rating — 2,879 ratings 
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In the Midnight Hour: The Life & Soul of Wilson Pickett
by:
Tony Fletcher
3.91 avg rating — 75 ratings 
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Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band
by:
John Capouya
3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings 23. 
Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music's Hometown
by:
Robert Gordon
4.12 avg rating — 160 ratings 
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The Hardest Working Man: How James Brown Saved the Soul of America
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James Sullivan
3.63 avg rating — 117 ratings 26. 
Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis 3.81 avg rating — 369 ratings
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Young Hearts Run Free: First Lady of Southern Soul
by:
Candi Staton
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating 
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People Get Ready!: A New History of Black Gospel Music
by:
Robert Darden
4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings 40. 
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
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Peter Guralnick
4.24 avg rating — 2,349 ratings 41. 
Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story
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Willard Jenkins
4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music (Volume 13)
by:
Amiri Baraka
3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings 45. 
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Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds: Celebrating the Rise of Soul Gospel Music
by:
Jerry Zolten
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings 
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Street Singers, Soul Shakers, Rebels with a Cause: Music from Macon
by:
Candice Dyer
4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings 51. 
Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues
by:
Joel Selvin
3.91 avg rating — 183 ratings 52. 
My Soul Is a Witness: The Message of the Spirituals in Word And Song
by:
Marsha Hansen
4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings 53. 
Say It Loud!: The Life of James Brown, Soul Brother No. 1
by:
Don Rhodes
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings 
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Invitation To Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography Of Les McCann 1960-198
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Les McCann
3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings 56. 
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Soul Serenade: Rhythm, Blues & Coming of Age Through Vinyl
by:
Rashod Ollison
4.22 avg rating — 93 ratings 58. 
Higher Ground: One Person's Lifelong Relationship With Soul, Reggae and Rap
by:
Ian McGillis
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 59. 
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Young Soul Rebels: A Personal History of Northern Soul
by:
Stuart Cosgrove
4.15 avg rating — 184 ratings 61. 
Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
by:
Ann Powers
3.76 avg rating — 451 ratings 62. 
Party Music: The Inside Story of the Black Panthers' Band and How Black Power Transformed Soul Music
by:
Rickey Vincent
4.53 avg rating — 34 ratings 63. 
Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power
by:
Aaron Cohen
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 54 ratings 
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The Soul of New Orleans: A Legacy of Rhythm and Blues
by:
Jeffery Hannusch
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings 66. 
Heart & Soul: A Celebration of Black Music Style in America 1930-1975
by:
Bob Merlis
4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings 67. 
Bruce W. Talamon. Soul. R&B. Funk. Photographs 1972–1982
by:
Pearl Cleage
4.83 avg rating — 29 ratings 68. 
The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience since the 1960s
by:
Emily J. Lordi
4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings 69. 
Red Hot and Blue: Fifty Years of Writing About Music, Memphis, and Motherf**kers
by:
Stanley Booth
4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings 
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Making Tracks: Atlantic Records and the Growth of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry.
by:
Charlie Gillett
4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings 
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The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame
by:
Rick Hall
4.26 avg rating — 108 ratings 77. 
Get a Shot of Rhythm and Blues: The Arthur Alexander Story
by:
Richard Younger
4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings 78. 
Woke Me Up This Morning: Black Gospel Singers and the Gospel Life (American Made Music Series)
by:
Alan Young
4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings 
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Beale Black and Blue: Life and Music on Black America's Main Street
by:
Margaret McKee
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 6 ratings 82. 
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll
by:
Maureen Mahon
4.43 avg rating — 93 ratings 83. 
Black Ephemera: The Crisis and Challenge of the Musical Archive really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Ready for a Brand New Beat: How Dancing in the Street Became the Anthem for a Changing America
by:
Mark Kurlansky
3.67 avg rating — 312 ratings 
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The World Of Soul: Black America's Contribution to the Pop Music Scene
by:
Arnold Shaw
3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings 89. 