Soul Train

Music is my religion. I've found a lot of inspiration and courage from these musicians and bands. At present, I am looking for a way to make a connection with the world, through music. Say a little prayer :)

My Related Works

(these links are song videos)

Soul

Gladys Knight and The Pips, Aretha Franklin, Dione Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, The O'Jays, The Spinners, Issac Hayes, Sam Cooke, Bill Withers, PJ Morton(another gospel song), Jon Batiste, Jennifer Hudson, The Isley Brothers, Jackson 5, AI Green, Diana Ross.

Jazz

Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderley,  John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, George Gershwin, Jelly Roll Morton, Scott Joplin, Jon Batiste (again), Ray Charles (again), Ella Fitzgerald, Louise Armstrong, Jacqui Hicks, Esperanza Spalding, T-SQUARE, CASIOPEA 3rd, Katsushika Trio, Mulatu Astatke.

Blues/Blues Rock

Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert King, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Mayall, J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton (Derek and the Dominos, Cream) Ray Charles (again), Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaugh, John Mayer, Henri Herbert.

My Principles of Exploring Musics

Principle 1 (Width). Given a music genre that you enjoy, you could explore songs widely and randomly within this genre.

Principle 2 (Depth). Given a song that you like, you could explore sufficient number of albums by the corresponding musicians. 

Principle 3 (Recursion). Given a musician that you appreciate, consider recursively exploring the musicians liked by this musician.

Example. In practice, principles 1-3 can be conducted using common music Apps. For instance, to explore Soul music, you can start with a playlist about 1970's soul music. Subsequently, you may notice a song named "Signed, Seal, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder, and you can continue exploring his core albums, say "Music of My Mind". Finally, if you love Stevie Wonder's songs so much, it's very likely that you also admire his inspirations. To find these related works, there are more than one sources, e.g. cover songs, film biography, interviews, and social media follows. However, personally, I do not agree with browsing and discussing too much materials outside of music.