03-11-2012, 21:57
Otis Redding (as you mentioned) is one of the greatest voices ever. You will notice the music just accents his voice and rarely will you ever hear the use of backup vocals in most of his recordings.
There are just so many artist and bands to mention within the Soul/R&B/ and Funk genres. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Barry White, and Stevie Wonder are a few R&B/Soul artist worth mention.
My favorite era and style would be 70s Funk. Average White Band, Isley Brothers, Funkadelic/Parliament (P-Funk), Rick James (P-Funk), Brothers Johnson, Ohio Players, Sly & The Family Stone, and the list just goes on.
There are recent modern "Contemporary R&B" songs I like ranging from different decades starting in the 90s up until the current day. Very few though, especially from the last decade or so.
I would more than likely go with modern Funk Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers) for example, if I was to choose one of the better Soul/R&B/Funk influenced genres of modern times.
There are just so many artist and bands to mention within the Soul/R&B/ and Funk genres. Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Barry White, and Stevie Wonder are a few R&B/Soul artist worth mention.
My favorite era and style would be 70s Funk. Average White Band, Isley Brothers, Funkadelic/Parliament (P-Funk), Rick James (P-Funk), Brothers Johnson, Ohio Players, Sly & The Family Stone, and the list just goes on.
There are recent modern "Contemporary R&B" songs I like ranging from different decades starting in the 90s up until the current day. Very few though, especially from the last decade or so.
I would more than likely go with modern Funk Rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers) for example, if I was to choose one of the better Soul/R&B/Funk influenced genres of modern times.
