Deep soul

Japanese: deep soul(英語表記)deepsoul
Deep soul

...Otis Redding (1941-67), who was strongly influenced by Cook, was born in Georgia as the son of a pastor, and became the greatest soul singer whose records recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, were hit after hit from 1963 until his death in a plane crash in 1967. His vocals, which are powerful and powerful, ride the persistent rhythm, give listeners a sense of comfort that is common to church music, even in love songs. Fans call this deep style of southern soul singers, such as Redding, "deep soul." In contrast, in the north, the artists of the Detroit-based record company Motown were characterized by a sophisticated urban sound with little gospel element. In the 1970s, the sophisticated sound of the north became mainstream, and the proportion of dance music increased, becoming integrated with white music as the so-called disco sound, and in the 1980s the word soul was no longer emphasized. ...

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Japanese:

…クックに強く影響されたオーティス・レディングOtis Redding(1941‐67)は,ジョージア州で牧師の息子として生まれ,テネシー州メンフィスで録音したレコードが63年から67年の飛行機事故による死亡の後まで次々にヒットした最大のソウル歌手であるが,ふりしぼるように力のこもった歌い方で粘ったリズムに乗る彼のボーカルは,恋の歌の場合でも教会音楽と共通した安らぎを聞く者に感じさせる。レディングに代表される南部のソウル・シンガーのこのような深みのあるスタイルを,ファンは〈ディープ・ソウルdeep soul〉と呼んでおり,それに対して北部では,デトロイトに本拠のあったレコード会社モータウンのアーティストたちに代表される洗練度の高い都会的なサウンドを特徴とし,ゴスペルの要素は薄い。 1970年代に入って北部の洗練されたサウンドが主流を握り,ダンス音楽の比重が高まって,いわゆるディスコ・サウンドとして白人の音楽と一体化してゆき,80年代にはソウルという語はあまり強調されなくなった。…

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