Icons — Of R&b And Soul: An Encyclopedia Of The A...

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

: 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. 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 Icons of R&B and Soul: An Encyclopedia of the A...