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blue-eyed soul

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Then, as the year came to an end, a U.K. import cracked U.S. radio: the well-coiffed, white-teethed, infectiously bubbly duo Wham!, with its throwback blue-eyed soul hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 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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