Pure Groove CD | Soul | Funk | R&B | Classic Tracks | Global Television | New & Sealed

Pure soul. Pure Groove. A curated collection of classic soul, funk and R&B tracks — the warmth, groove and emotion of some of the greatest voices and musicians ever recorded. Global Television compilation. New & sealed.

Pure Groove — Most Searched Facts

• Soul music originated in the United States in the late 1950s and 1960s — combining gospel, rhythm and blues and jazz — the most searched soul music origin fact
• Motown Records — founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in 1959 — became the most commercially successful soul label of all time — the most searched Motown origin fact
• Funk emerged from soul in the mid-1960s — pioneered by James Brown — emphasising rhythm, groove and the downbeat — the most searched funk origin fact
• James Brown is known as the Godfather of Soul — his 1965 recording Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag is widely credited as the first funk record — the most searched James Brown fact
• Aretha Franklin is known as the Queen of Soul — her 1967 recording of Respect became a defining anthem of the civil rights movement — the most searched Aretha Franklin fact

Most Searched Soul and Funk Artists

• Stevie Wonder — the most searched Motown soul artist — blind from birth — began recording for Motown aged 11 as Little Stevie Wonder — Songs in the Key of Life (1976) widely regarded as his masterpiece
• Marvin Gaye — the most searched Motown soul artist alongside Wonder — What’s Going On (1971) — one of the most important albums in American music history — he was shot and killed by his father on 1 April 1984
• Al Green — the most searched 1970s soul singer — Let’s Stay Together (1971) — later became a reverend and recorded exclusively gospel music before returning to secular soul
• Earth Wind & Fire — the most searched soul-funk-disco crossover group — September (1978) — one of the most joyful and enduring songs ever recorded
• Curtis Mayfield — the most searched socially conscious soul artist — Superfly (1972) — paralysed from the neck down after a stage lighting rig fell on him in 1990 — continued recording by lying flat on his back

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who is the Godfather of Soul? — James Brown — the most searched question
• Who is the Queen of Soul? — Aretha Franklin — the most searched title question
• What was the first funk record? — Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag — James Brown — 1965 — the most searched funk origin question
• When was Motown Records founded? — 1959 — Berry Gordy — Detroit — the most searched Motown question
• What happened to Curtis Mayfield? — A stage lighting rig fell on him in 1990 — paralysed from the neck down — he continued recording lying flat on his back — the most searched Curtis Mayfield question

Album Details

• Title: Pure Groove
• Format: CD
• Label: Global Television
• EAN / Barcode: 5014469532380
• Condition: New & Sealed

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