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Memphis soul also known as Memphis sound is stylish funky uptown soul music that is not as hard-edged as Southern soul. It is a shimmering sultry style produced in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax and Hi Records in Memphis Tennessee featuring melodic unison horn lines organ bass and a driving beat on the drums. Many of the songs in this style were performed by vocalists backed by the house bands for Stax and Hi Records.

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