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With its start in the 1950s in the US, the mix of rhythm and blues has moved tovarieties of Memphis, Motown, Neo and melody. As soul music evolved it leaned heavilyon influences from Ray Charles, James Brown, Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett toachieve that classic sound exemplified by Aretha Franklinin "Respect."

Soul continues to adopt new and Old School sounds, like the talented Maxwell, whose current "Black Summer's Night" tour is set to take America on a soul train ride into yesteryear. Maxwell is the real deal, and tickets are expected to be hard to find.

Another huge soul favorite currently touring is Beyonce, and Beyonce tickets are among the hottest of 2009. Even as Soul continues to grow as a genre and classics from such well renownedartists as Donna Summer and Patti Labelle continue to sell fast. Large acts like Bruce Springsteen have gathered influence from some of the biggest names in Soul. Soul will urge you to Get Up Offa That Thing and get your groove on at a soul music concert today.