"Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is a slang music industry term for rhythm and blues and soul music performed by white artists. The sobriquet, coined in the mid-1960s, was invoked by music magazines in the 1960s such as Life who used it for the Righteous Brothers (album Soul and Inspiration for Verve Records), Barry McGuire, Sonny & Cher; other times it meant style and mannerisms associated with soul music attempted by white musicians. Though many rhythm and blues radio stations in the United States in that period would only play music by black musicians, some began to play music by white acts considered to have "soul feeling" and their music was then described as "blue-eyed soul."" - (en.wikipedia.org 14.12.2020)
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