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Southern soul artists

4 published Southern soul artists, led by Steve Cropper, Ruby Andrews and Doris Duke.

At a glance

4 published Southern soul artists; 13 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 3 tier 2 · 1 tier 3
4
Release groups
32
Studio albums
13
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
13
Timeline events
22
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
34 years
Full biographies
2
Biography words
3,255

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1960s1
2010s1
2 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Southern soul artists. United States leads with 4.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Southern soul. The most shared is rhythm and blues, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from Southern soul

13 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

St. Paul and The Broken Bones has the most release groups (20); Steve Cropper the longest career (54 years).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
St. Paul and The Broken Bones20
Steve Cropper12

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Steve Cropper54
St. Paul and The Broken Bones14

Most decorated

No artists with awards recorded.

Most famous Southern soul artists

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