Soul music, shakin' and groovin'

[neuroman]

What are some really excellent 1960s-70s soul songs? Eg, "Reach Out, I'll Be There" by the Four Tops, or Strawberry Letter by the Brothers Johnson (on the Jackie Brown soundtrack.)

I really enjoy some of the soul music I've listened to but am highly ignorant of what's out there.

[suppasonic]

Anything by James Brown or Ray Charles

Otis Redding-
Mr. Pitiful
Try a Little tenderness

Wilson Pickett-
Mustang Sally
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
mnight Hour

For the Funkier soul, there's my favorite band Tower of Power (What is hip (my fave), Soul with a Capital S, Soul Vaccination) as well as Earth, Wind, and Fire (Shining Star, Got to get you into my life, september, lets groove, saturday night).

[M2d]

I wish it would rain

[AngusThermopyle]

Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Temptations, Four Tops, Sam Cook, Sam and Dave, Marvin Gaye, Ike & Tina Turner, Percy Sledge, the Isely Brothers.

To name a few.

Some good songs Not just soul. edit the date (1969) in the url to get other years.

[neuroman]

Thanks everyone for the all these suggestions, I'm going to check them out.