Music in The 1960''s

Soul music was born in the 1960s when African American musicians began to record music that merged the passion of gospel with the irresistible beat of R&B. Typically, soul music features a vocalist backed by heavy percussion and horns; the lyrics of the songs tend to focus on topics such as infidelity, lust, and betrayal. Before the advent of soul, black and white audiences tended to listen to different music, but soul became the first great crossover genre (Posner, 57). Initially, the soul music that caught the attention of white America was performed by white performers such as ...