Soul

Aretha Franklin, America's Queen of Soul's hit "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" and "Chain or Fools" was a blend of gospel arid blues. Aretha's input to music was unique in that she was labeled simultaneously as the "Queen of Soul" and the "Queen of the Blues." Yet her audiences categorized her as being of one type. B.B. King on the other hand popularized soul music to a new high with his guitar and vocal backed with a solid big band arrangement. King displayed his talent on "Let the Good Time Roll" and "Stonmy Monday Blues."

Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Magic Sam were three guitarists and singers from Chicago that took on the rhythm and blues sound along with gospel that associated them with soul. Buddy teamed up with Junior Wells traveling the Fillmore Circuit during the 1960s and 1970s to promote his hit album "Damn Right, I've God the Blues" and "Feels like Rain" which were widely accepted by the white audiences. Otis Rush got his recognition with the success of his first record on the Cobra Label "I Can't Quit You Baby" and "Jump Sister Bessie." "All Your Love" is an instrumental that showcased his excellent guitar playing ability.

Magic Sam recorded a vocal rendition of "All Your Love" for the Cobra Label. His piercing high voice was similar to that of Otis Rush. Magic Sam was a carbon copy of Jimi Hendrix. Unfortunately, Sam was stricken with a fatal heart attack in 1969. The younger generation of blues singers, those born in the 1930s and 1940s were deeply entrenched with soul music. Z.Z. Hill was born in 1941 copied the soul style of Bobby `Blue' Bland and was accepted by the white audiences with his recording of "Down Home Blues" in 1981. Three years later, Z.Z, Hill was dead in 1984.