{"product_id":"birth-of-soul","title":"Birth Of Soul","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eBirth Of Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerful journey through the roots and golden era of American soul music, \u003cem\u003eBirth Of Soul\u003c\/em\u003e brings together a landmark selection of early R\u0026amp;B and soul recordings that helped define the genre’s emotional depth, vocal intensity and rhythmic drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing legendary voices such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eOtis Redding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSam Cooke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eEtta James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBobby Bland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJerry Butler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the collection captures the moment soul music emerged from gospel, blues and R\u0026amp;B into a defining cultural force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross its tracklist, the compilation highlights the genre’s evolution — from raw, gospel-influenced performances to smoother, more polished soul arrangements. 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