White soul

White Soul refers to soul music performed by white people, mostly in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

The term white soul emerged in the mid-1960s, and was associated with artists such as Dusty Springfield, Eric Burdon (of The Animals) and Van Morrison. Many heartland rock artists were heavily influenced by white soul, and some — such as Bob Seger and Bruce Springsteen — were linked to the genre early in their careers. The term is distinct from the similar but more general term blue-eyed soul, in that the music was fairly raw, descended from the Stax Records style of rhythm and blues — and owing as much to rock and roll as to the pop music forms of rhythm and blues.