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Soul Music's Golden Age: The 1960s and early 1970s

In the 1960s and 1970s, rhythm and blues, gospel, and pop fused into soul, the most popular form of African-American music in the 20th century. Using both common and rare recordings and video clips, the course will cover performers from the birth and peak of soul, from Ray Charles and Smokey Robinson to the Supremes, Aretha Franklin, and James Brown. It will also discuss how the civil rights movement and soul influenced each other, as well as legendary soul record companies like Motown and Stax.

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