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: The book explores the "hits factory" of Berry Gordy’s Motown , highlighting legends like Stevie Wonder , Marvin Gaye , The Supremes , and The Temptations .

The encyclopedia features substantial entries on the "royalty" of R&B and Soul. Here are some of the key figures featured: Icons of R&B and Soul: An Encyclopedia of the A...

: Entries extend to later visionaries like Prince , showing how the R&B umbrella eventually expanded to include funk, disco, and urban contemporary sounds. Why It Still Matters : The book explores the "hits factory" of

: Trailblazers like Ray Charles (who merged the sacred with the secular), Little Richard , Ruth Brown , and Fats Domino brought the piano-driven energy of New Orleans R&B to the masses. Why It Still Matters : Trailblazers like Ray

: Iconic voices such as Aretha Franklin ("The Queen of Soul"), Sam Cooke , James Brown ("The Godfather of Soul"), and Otis Redding defined the genre’s emotional depth and social consciousness.