UNSUNG HEROES OF SOUL #Southern Soul

James Carr's haunting baritone suggested a demon-driven man perpetually at the end of his rope—which he was.

“Clarence Carter is both an artist steeped in the most traditional aspects of Southern music and one of the most modern of all deep bluesmen.” - Dave Marsh

Two years before Percy Sledge recorded "When a Man Loves a Woman," Jimmy Hughes made the Billboard top twenty with Southern Soul's first major pop hit.

The Kelly Brothers were a family gospel group who branched out into sanctified Southern soul.

A four-time Grammy nominee, Dorothy Moore recorded the last Southern Soul record to do well on the charts before Disco and Funk took over Black music.

Candi Staton is a four-time Grammy nominee who has recorded in the Southern soul, disco, and gospel genres.

The Wallace Brothers' recordings were raw, unpolished soul. Although the production values were low, their uninhibited vocals were highlighted by that very lack of sophistication.

Overton Vertis “O.V.” Wright was a gospel-inflected singer whose body of work influenced the likes of Robert Cray and Taj Mahal.