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    Posted: Feb 06 2013 at 5:02pm
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I posted the first link to someone I know who also does music and they mentioned how there has been a rise of "blue eyed soul" artists (direct quote) For me soul is soul,real soul at least is within an artist and it comes out through their music. However one of the responses to this from someone who saw what I posted was "Damn HE can SING, but he doesn't look like a soul singer." The person went on to argue that the true soul is only in black artists and no white man/woman out right now has soul. I managed to delete the post to stay free from getting annoyed. It's a shame.Because he's denying many of their talents all because of their skin or culture/race/ethnicity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Ujw613J3Q
(One of my personal favorite singer/songwriters who blew me away)

I was fortunate enough to see the first artist on a travel I took to london months ago at a performance and I can truly say his voice was magical, to me. He performed a DAngelo tune and the looks on peoples faces were shock but glory. Praiseworthy. Easily one of the most enticing voices I've been fortunate enough to hear and watch. He's upcoming but by his music alone I know that he'll reach others. Will Heard is the name. I wish there was more up to showcase his talent.

I mean soul music is "black" in terms of its origin, but soul music is whatever you feel and it comes out I believe when you perform. So I just want to question, what does soul look like to you all?


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white ppl are hollow on the inside
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Didn't watch the videos but you don't have to be black in order to be a soul singer IMO. The problem is majority of the white/nonblack "soul" singers all sound the same to me though and they do nothing for me whatsoever.
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White people can sing soul music. But, I haven't heard one that has moved me. To me, soul comes from within and white people can mimic it but will never possess it to me.
 
 
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They can. Hall and Oates did it. My only issue with the whole blue eyed soul thing is that it gets way more attention than the black artists who've been doing it. 
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they have no souls tho.

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Originally posted by Rumbera Rumbera wrote:

White people can sing soul music. But, I haven't heard one that has moved me. To me, soul comes from within and white people can mimic it but will never possess it to me.
 
 
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Adele does just fine, but she ain't no Whitney
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Originally posted by niecy niecy wrote:

Didn't watch the videos but you don't have to be black in order to be a soul singer IMO. The problem is majority of the white/nonblack "soul" singers all sound the same to me though and they do nothing for me whatsoever.

I understand your point of view. For example the first artist I posted Allen Stone has a nice voice, but I'm not convinced by him as an artist. Not because he is white, I'm just not convinced because his music doesn't touch me.
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