Ray Charles, born in Georgia in 1930 is a famous Soul musician pioneering the genre during the 1950's. He is referred to as the "father of soul", and is so due to his groundbreaking amalgamation of blues, gospel and jazz. James Brown, the great entertainer, is renowned as one of the most prolific and hardest working artists in the Soul music industry. Our taste is vast, "Funk & Soul" will act as an umbrella for us to post Funky Soul, Soulful Jazz, P-Funk and every other sub genre that we're all confused about.