{"product_id":"pure-groove-audiocd","title":"Pure Groove CD | Soul | Funk | R\u0026B | Classic Tracks | Global Television | New \u0026 Sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003ePure soul. \u003cstrong\u003ePure Groove\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eA curated collection of classic soul, funk and R\u0026amp;B tracks — the warmth, groove and emotion of some of the greatest voices and musicians ever recorded\u003c\/strong\u003e. Global Television compilation. New \u0026amp; sealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePure Groove — Most Searched Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoul music originated in the United States in the late 1950s and 1960s — combining gospel, rhythm and blues and jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched soul music origin fact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotown Records — founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in 1959 — became the most commercially successful soul label of all time\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched Motown origin fact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunk emerged from soul in the mid-1960s — pioneered by James Brown — emphasising rhythm, groove and the downbeat\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched funk origin fact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJames 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\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched James Brown fact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAretha Franklin is known as the Queen of Soul — her 1967 recording of Respect became a defining anthem of the civil rights movement\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched Aretha Franklin fact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMost Searched Soul and Funk Artists\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Wonder\u003c\/strong\u003e — 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarvin Gaye\u003c\/strong\u003e — 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAl Green\u003c\/strong\u003e — 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarth Wind \u0026amp; 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