Chicago soul music

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Like Southern Soul (Stax Records, Muscle Shoals Sound Records) and the classic Motown Sound, Chicago soul had its very own approach, style and impact on Soul music as a whole. Chicago soul actually was a unique combination of the hard, groove-oriented rhythm of southern soul and the sophisticated gloss of Motown arrangements and orchestration. Record labels such as Vee-Jay, OKeh, Chess, Brunswick, Dakar and Curtom were and are still regarded as chief purveyors of Chicago soul and people such as Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, Jackie Wilson, Tyrone Davis, The Impressions and Gene Chan… read more

Top Artists

The Opals

2,314 listeners
James Phelps

1,737 listeners
Perfections

1,823 listeners
Chicago Bears

1,338 listeners
Sonny Cox

1,073 listeners
The Opals

2,314 listeners
Gerald Sims

479 listeners
The Impressions

441,211 listeners
Curtis Mayfield

1,210,735 listeners
Chandler, Gene

294 listeners

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Top Tracks

Rank	Play	Loved	Track name	Artist name	Buy	Options
1	Play track	Love this track	(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher	Jackie Wilson	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
2	Play track	Love this track	Move on up - Extended version	Curtis Mayfield	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
3	Play track	Love this track	Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2	The Isley Brothers	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
4	Play track	Love this track	(Don't Worry) If There Is A Hell Below, We're All Going To Go	Curtis Mayfield	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
5	Play track	Love this track	Give Me Your Love (Love Song)	Curtis Mayfield	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
6	Play track	Love this track	We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue	Curtis Mayfield	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
7	Play track	Love this track	Don’t You Know	Durand Jones & The Indications	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
8	Play track	Love this track	Circles	Durand Jones & The Indications	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
9	Play track	Love this track	I'm Loving Nothing	The Impressions	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
10	Play track	Love this track	Think (instrumental)	Curtis Mayfield	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading