BLAST24: Tweet Question: What Is Soul Music?

Why did they change it's name to R&B ?

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	dan360man @MCHammer just followed me on Twitter. All right! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	SJDelaney @mchammer great Q about Soul rename to R&B - R&B means nothing since almost everything is rythem & blues about 1 hour ago from mobile web in reply to MCHammer
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	VIBEvixen @MCHammer thank u for the follow. does your posse still enter in, cold displaying the Troop? about 3 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	careymurdock @MCHammer soul music is James Brown. It's social, political, emotional, spiritual... A language of all that it means to be human about 4 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to MCHammer
	STEAMY_TRAILS @MCHammer Yes and now I do too...thanks for adding me here also :) about 5 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	akselsoft @MCHammer /Soul/ I define the two based on how they make me feel. R&B is everything soulful that I don't feel in my bones. Soul I do. about 5 hours ago from twhirl in reply to MCHammer
	donnadoreen @MCHammer hmmmm good question MC!! I forget why it were changed; wasn't it to include music with no category back then? u following me? : ) about 6 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	ZAGrrl @MCHammer Have u seen www.nibipedia.com? U Tube / Wikipedia mash? Gr8t site but would be better with your music vids etc on it! about 6 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	donnadoreen @MCHammer I was right hooked on Marvin Gaye in the 70's. about 6 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	ZAGrrl @mchammer Love your music! http://mchammer.com/ is my favorite web space! about 6 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	words2livebytee @MCHammer Hello! Thanks for the follow. Welcome! about 6 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	retrochreei @MCHammer How in the world did you find me to follow? Are you real or just a person using his name about 7 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	estherschindler @MCHammer Maybe they changed it to R&B from Soul because record company execs don't have souls? about 7 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	_iStone_ @MCHammer Why the change to R&B? Maybe so Billboard & Cashbox could save money on ink? Soul's roots are in the slaves. The heart of America. about 8 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to MCHammer
	_iStone_ @MCHammer Was spending some time w/ my 12 yr old son. Back. Soul music? Self explanatory, no? Music from the soul (emotions), close 2 blues. about 8 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to MCHammer
	GailTravel @MCHammer - heard the song on Oprah. It made me cry....again...I'm crying for joy alot this week! How will I make it thru church this AM? about 8 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer

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	tdhurst @MCHammer is soul music really R&B? about 2 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	kitson @MCHammer Don't you wonder who the "they" are who decide these things in the first place? about 2 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	AroundHarlem @MCHammer That's a very good question. Who would you say is soul and who would be R & B. about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry in reply to MCHammer
	irenekoehler @MCHammer Hello from MSJ area in Fremont about 2 hours ago from TwitterBerry in reply to MCHammer
	briancaldwell @MCHammer that's a damn fine question! The former has cultural meaning. The latter is just a classification. about 2 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to MCHammer
	MochaMom365 @MCHammer Why are my parents Colored, I'm negro and my son is African American? Cuz ppl can make changes. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	CathyBrooks @MCHammer That's easy. Groove that connects deep inside and moves you. about 3 hours ago from twhirl in reply to MCHammer
	sxypanda @MCHammer ella fitgerald for the win my friend for the mother fuckering win about 3 hours ago from TwitterFox in reply to MCHammer
	DeltaReaper @mchammer who's they, who's them? about 3 hours ago from txt in reply to MCHammer
	BishopGTS @MCHammer what decade did they do this? Curious. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	gfcorbett @MCHammer Good point! Is it really Rythym and Blues? Do not think so. It is still Soul music. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	NoReinsGirl @MCHammer R/B gave it a wider audience when definition changed. about 3 hours ago from TwitterBerry in reply to MCHammer
	tomzer1 @MCHammer Radio and marketing needs categories. Suits can't define it, but it still needed racks in the stores. (grin) about 3 hours ago from twhirl in reply to MCHammer
	nitewraith @MCHammer Some great Soul artists include Al Green, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Eddie Floyd and Johnnie Taylor about 3 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	nitewraith @MCHammer Soul music is a music genre that combines rhythm and blues and gospel music, originating in the United States. about 3 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	MusicBizCenter @MCHammer you open to doing a drop for our indie music site http://MusicContracts101.com a site that helps indies? about 3 hours ago from mobile web in reply to MCHammer
	jkbrwn @MCHammer i've always called reggae 'music for the soul' because it has a positive message and the beat was created after the heart beat. about 4 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to MCHammer
	BDC_Sharon @MCHammer or something that moves you profoundly? about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	SashaKane @MCHammer Soul music is integration of gospel and blues. It is the rebirth of music in black souls, later accepted into white mainstream about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer
	benjaminleonard @MCHammer otis redding. enough said. about 4 hours ago from twhirl in reply to MCHammer Replies — Updates beginning with @MCHammer epstudios @MCHammer I retract my last reply and will say soul music can be any genre or style as long as the song is created w/ real passion. about 4 hours ago from Hahlo in reply to MCHammer stylestar @MCHammer music that makes me feel good on the inside and just overall about 4 hours ago from twhirl in reply to MCHammer myrtlebeachblog @MCHammer Dude, where can I get some hammer pants? about 4 hours ago from twhirl in reply to MCHammer aliciarenee @MChammer ...that which comes from, or moves, the Soul. Optimally :) about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer epstudios @MCHammer I agree with @Dave_Malby I think of James Brown as well or some nice laid back blues combo. :-) about 4 hours ago from Hahlo in reply to MCHammer DonnaWard @MCHammer Soul Music is a sound that should feel as natural as breathing about 4 hours ago from TwitterFox in reply to MCHammer AudreyRenee @MCHammer I think its music you can feel inside you. Music that 'moves' you. Feels real. about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer Dave_Malby @MCHammer When I think of Soul, I think of the King of Soul! ..James Brown!! about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer BDC_Sharon @MCHammer That is a difficult thing to answer, I would suppose everyone has a slightly different interpretation. What's yours? about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer suebob @MCHammer Oh yeah, oh yeah http://tinyurl.com/2pnx3q about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer suebob @swirlspice Their tails have curled up since last time I saw them! about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer tonyafathead @MCHammer Koko Taylor. Buddy Guy. about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer 411zone @MCHammer for me several types of Christian music come to mind, also maybe the winans? just a thought about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MCHammer tdhurst @MCHammer music that is played with the deepest of emotion, drawing on personal experiences about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer jonv @MCHammer soul music is what we are missing today, I miss Gerald Levert, his last album was amazing about 4 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MCHammer KennyKixx @MCHammer Any music that touches your soul about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer davelakhani @MCHammer You mean it isn't the Blues Brothers Rock and Soul Review? about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer FokusChicagoKid @MCHammer music that reaches deeper than material possesions and the facade that is only skin deep...sorry, I had to break it down..down.lol about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer liesforliars @MCHammer I read your blog everyday, even if there are no new updates... love what you do... about 4 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer eplies — Updates beginning with @MCHammer heidivodka @MCHammer soul to me is Emma by hot chocolate,that song touches me deeply and it's about an event that can break the soul. 16 minutes ago from mobile web in reply to MCHammer mrxinu @MCHammer I think it's the overuse of acronyms these days. Soul music had too many syllables? 25 minutes ago from web in reply to MCHammer kylefsu32 @MCHammer I think of Soul Music and R&B as two different things. R&B is not as connectible! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer donfubar @MCHammer Love the video on your site! It's definitely going to be a change for America in the upcoming years, a change for the better! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer taylr @MCHammer you should check out flickr.com and start sharing photos too! about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry in reply to MCHammer lilthatlilthis @MCHammer Welcome! Glad to see ya around about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer flash_dancer @mchammer "tweeple..." i'm gonna have to start using that word now... about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer abbyroadme @MCHammer : I believe soul music can be any kind of music. Since Music to me it provoke emotions and enjoyment to the listener. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer teedubya @MCHammer the big record companies sort of placed gospel, soul, blues, jazz, motown : All lumped in as RnB. Record co.'s are dying. Web 2.0 about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer coverston @MCHammer What happened to soul music? http://z.about.com/d/crime/... about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer taylr @MCHammer cuz the soul got lost somewhere along the way... about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry in reply to MCHammer Surf_Records @MCHammer Good question. Society constantly is changing the meaning of words, and inventing new ones. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer astral330 @MCHammer Yeah MC in the Sixties in Britain, R n B was defined by mostly Blues Bands that added their own stuff ie Rythmn+Blues.Not as today about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer JackBastide @MCHammer BTW look at my Blog and How I handle the posting of Twitter Questions http://www.JackBastide.com about 1 hour ago from web in reply to MCHammer JackBastide @MCHammer Interesting question .. Do you know of any White groups you would consider "Soul" or R & B? about 2 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer Allen_Walker @MCHammer Cause most of these singers ain't got no SOUL... Just a bit of rythme and blues from time to time... about 2 hours ago from Twidget in reply to MCHammer sophistifunk @MCHammer so white people would listen :-/ about 2 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer carltonf @MCHammer Hammer, I don't know who told "them" that they could do that! To our generation, it will always be SOUL MUSIC! Right? Right! about 2 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer jackreichert @MCHammer nvr understood r&b. early memory of music store. all lost and confused... Loved "t's a new day" btw thanks! about 2 hours ago from web in reply to MCHammer ChrisNalty @MCHammer Maybe because "R & B" was thought to have a "wider appeal?" Give it a generic, more mainstream name? about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MCHammer Older »