blue-eyed soul en · NOUN
Etymology
1960s, initially applied to The Righteous Brothers.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists; white soul.
One industry spokesman said the reason so many r&b stations are playing blue-eyed soul is that there are few legit r&b artists today.
1965 October 9, “R&B Stations Open Air Gates to ‘White Soulists’”, in Billboard, page 49:The Righteous Brothers and another blue-eyed soul act called The Young Rascals were also popular in black communities.
2013, Les Back, New Ethnicities and Urban Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 266: