Brown-eyed soul

Brown-eyed soul, also referred to as Chicano soul, Hispanic soul, or Latino soul, is soul music & rhythm & blues (R&B) performed in the United States mainly by Hispanic Latinos and Chicanos in Southern California, East Los Angeles, and San Antonio (Texas) during the 1960s, continuing through to the early 1980s.[ AllMusic: Brown-eyed Soul]. All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-12-30. The trend of Latinos started with Latino rock and roll and rock musicians.Bennet, Bobby. The Ultimate Soul Music Trivia Book "Brown-eyed soul" contrasts with blue-eyed soul, soul music performed by non-Hispanic white artists.

History Critic Ruben Molina said roots of chicano soul music were from the 1950s jazz, blues, doo wop, jump blues, latin jazz, rock, ranchera, norteno, and conjunto music in the West Coast, Texas Latino communities. Chicano soul Texas T University Retrieved 19 March 2021 Latino artists drew inspiration from African American R&B hits, and as a result, Latino soul came out of African American soul music. Early artists owed little to traditional Latino and rarely performed in Spanish.Gregory, Hugh. Soul Music A-Z

Hispanic rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens, also became one of the first artists to bridge traditional music and rock and roll. Valens recorded "Donna", " La Bamba", "Come On, Let's Go", and "Donna" reached #2 on Billboard pop chart in 1959.Rockin' Country Style Ritchie Valens Retrieved 19 March 2021

1960s and 1970s bands such as Cannibal & the Headhunters ("Land of a Thousand Dances") and Thee Midniters played R&B music with a rebellious rock and roll edge. Sunny and the Sunliners were also popular in the 1960s.Legacy of Sunny Retrieved 19 March 2021

However, the large Latino population on the West Coast began gradually moving away from energetic R&B to romantic soul, and the results were "some of the sweetest soul music heard during the late '60s and '70s." Latino groups on the West Coast and Texas also drew from the doo wop-influenced Philadelphia soul ("Philly" soul). The West Coast Latin rock scene continued to influence other Latino soul musicians as well.

Brown-eyed soul artists

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