Uptown Soul Music Style Overview

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href="/subgenre/soul-ma0000002865" title="Soul"> Soul </a> <span>»</span> </span> <h1> Uptown Soul </h1> <select id="descriptorSelectPgToggle" aria-label="Change page"> <option value="overview" selected="selected" data-url="/style/uptown-soul-ma0000012166">Overview </option> <option value="artists" data-url="/style/uptown-soul-ma0000012166/artists">Artists </option> <option value="albums" data-url="/style/uptown-soul-ma0000012166/albums">Albums </option> <option value="songs" data-url="/style/uptown-soul-ma0000012166/songs">Songs </option> </select> </div> <div id="descriptorDescription">Uptown Soul is an outgrowth of uptown blues. Like its predecessor, it has heavier production than its grittier Southern counterparts, complete with string sections, backing vocalists, and more sophisticated harmonies and chord progressions. It sounds more polished than its peers, with slicker production and smooth, crooning vocalists.</div> <div id="descriptorArtistHighlights"> <div class="descriptorSubHeadline"> <h2>Uptown Soul Artist Highlights</h2> <a href="/style/uptown-soul-ma0000012166/artists" title="More Uptown Soul Artists">More Uptown Soul Artists</a> </div> <div class="descriptorSubGrid"> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/major-lance-mn0000671746" title="Major Lance"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000671746/220/c7t7n32MQiqZDxIAVXMjFh_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Major Lance" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/major-lance-mn0000671746" title="Major Lance">Major Lance</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/jackie-wilson-mn0000108826" title="Jackie Wilson"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000108826/220/eys8KyTo9WU22Tz7HwRHGSpQg_7iAU1wjqLgK_xGXts=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Jackie Wilson" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/jackie-wilson-mn0000108826" title="Jackie Wilson">Jackie Wilson</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/chuck-jackson-mn0000103033" title="Chuck Jackson"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000103033/220/S13L07jfJXuDXLKx-zLX9D6KsMttLlyBmmVTZ6_CLs0=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Chuck Jackson" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/chuck-jackson-mn0000103033" title="Chuck Jackson">Chuck Jackson</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/curtis-mayfield-mn0000144458" title="Curtis Mayfield"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000144458/220/v0wkXi_nTAbE0XOzE3f9O9_M69_UI9rrJSVvWL2-yAg=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Curtis Mayfield" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/curtis-mayfield-mn0000144458" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/the-supremes-mn0000477875" title="The Supremes"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000477875/220/c7FapU4JdbbmUL1-28Jr2ASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="The Supremes" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/the-supremes-mn0000477875" title="The Supremes">The Supremes</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/the-impressions-mn0000082013" title="The Impressions"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000082013/220/F0kyn0EEi2xkUbxtw6uewwSijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="The Impressions" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/the-impressions-mn0000082013" title="The Impressions">The Impressions</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/the-dells-mn0000147200" title="The Dells"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000147200/220/kwPu7LNVd_ShBAQ1YahRhASijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="The Dells" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/the-dells-mn0000147200" title="The Dells">The Dells</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/jerry-butler-mn0000329468" title="Jerry Butler"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000329468/220/dp2fp0z7xMWAl8zpyhb-Hh_TZlp6n_cq-Emr2zx15tU=.jpg" 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onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/sam-cooke-mn0000238115" title="Sam Cooke">Sam Cooke</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/tyrone-davis-mn0000806507" title="Tyrone Davis"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000806507/220/kLSQ3wMTGF9KX1qUNUwglRyhM-OFI8zG4l-qVpXXB1I=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="Tyrone Davis" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a href="/artist/tyrone-davis-mn0000806507" title="Tyrone Davis">Tyrone Davis</a></span> </div> <div class="featuredArtist"> <a href="/artist/the-chi-lites-mn0000762731" title="The Chi-Lites"><img data-src="https://fastly-s3.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000762731/220/Khq9sJ-uQM0JO53c4UkwuwSijaXJlYnq0St31qpAJWo=.jpg" class="lazyload" alt="The Chi-Lites" onerror="this.src='https://fastly-gce.allmusic.com/images/no_image/no-image.jpg'"></a> <span><a 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