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Soul music accomplishes just what its title suggests; it is more than just entertainment to those who truly lo ve the R&B music genre, it is music that gets into your soul. Lovers of Soul will agree that Ray Charles music, the original Supremes and Smokey Robinson have taught them about life, love and passion. Whether your city has a happening station or not, the internet has a treasure chest full of the greatest hits of all time in the R&B music world.  Intuitive stations like Seattle's hottest Hip Hop and R&B radio station KUBE93 and New Yorks #1 Hit R&B radio station Z100 play a perfect fusion of old and new soul music and are just a couple of the hundreds of stations out there playing good quality streaming R&B music.  Many of the Classic artists such as, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker, James Brown and Otis Redding are often overlooked and unplayed by local soul and R&B radio stations.  These expert talents laid the foundation to Rhythm and Blues music as we know it, and Blues radio would not be what it is without them.

The term "R&B" was coined in the U.S. in 1947 by Jerry Wexler while reviewing for Billboard Magazine.  Since then soul music and the label "R&B" have been used to cover such a broad range of musical styles that it is difficult to capture the essence of R&B music by definition alone.  A mix of jazz, gospel and the blues combined with funk, rock and hip hop blends together to create a genre of music that has been formed almost exclusively by the African American community.  Soulful lyrics and cool rhythm wrapped up in a smooth delivery; it is these elements of Rhythm and Blues music that has drawn an audience of millions over the past sixty years.  The wealth of R&B radio stations on the internet now offers fans of Jackie Wilson, Sly and the Family Stone, Luther Vandross and others complete access to the greatest hits ever to grace our path.
As much as we love and appreciate the legends of blues, we need to give some "R.E.S.P.E.C.T" to the modern giants of soul and R&B.  Artists like Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson re-invented and re-shaped the music into the current sensation that it is.  Many online R&B radio stations are devoted to the 90’s entirely and showcase a variety of artists from the obscure to the most popular.

Finally, as we have entered the new millennium, Soul and R&B music have been transformed again; matured into transparent emotions and raw feeling.  Alicia Keys, John Legend, Beyonce, and Sean "Puffy" Combs are currently some of the most influential people in what’s known as Hip Hop Soul music today.  You will be spoiled by the number of R&B radio stations on the internet that play these artists and more for free.  The music has expanded and so have the means to obtain it.  Our collection of links to continual streaming music is all inclusive and will have you singing along to "Crazy in Love" and "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" before you know it.

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