blue-eyed soul

British

noun

informal soul music written and performed by White singers in a style derived from the blues

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The new class represents a broad array of musical styles and genres, including country, hip-hop, rap-rock, R&B, art pop, folk-rock, dance music and blue-eyed soul.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Lives Lived: Bobby Caldwell, a silky-voiced master of so-called blue-eyed soul, was perhaps best known for his R&B hit “What You Won’t Do for Love.”

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

It was Springfield's highest chart positioning at the time, and gave British audiences one of the first glimpses of her blue-eyed soul delivery.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023

Imus left high school in 1957 to spend two years in the Marines, tried his luck as a blue-eyed soul singer and worked as a uranium miner and gas station attendant.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 27, 2019

Early in the set, he unleashes a stunning, blue-eyed soul version of the Bonnie Raitt-popularized “I Can’t Make You Love Me.”

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2017

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