UNSUNG HEROES OF SOUL #Blues Music

A native of New Orleans, Johnny Adams had a multi-octave range and swooping vocal mannerisms that earned him the nickname “The Tan Canary.”

Z.Z. Hill “devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling to restore the blues to modern black consciousness.” (Texas Historical Society)

Latimore recorded his biggest hits at the height of Disco Fever, but bucked the trend and made Southern Soul music into the '80s and beyond.