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blue-eyed soul

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1960s, initially applied to The Righteous Brothers.

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blue-eyed soul (uncountable)

  1. Rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists; white soul.
    • 1965 October 9, “R&B Stations Open Air Gates to ‘White Soulists’”, in Billboard, page 49:
      One industry spokesman said the reason so many r&b stations are playing blue-eyed soul is that there are few legit r&b artists today.
    • 2013, Les Back, New Ethnicities and Urban Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 266:
      The Righteous Brothers and another blue-eyed soul act called The Young Rascals were also popular in black communities.

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