Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band

University of Tampa College of Arts and Letters Outstanding Scholarship or Creative Work Award

When recalling the roots of soul music, most people are likely to name Memphis, Detroit, New Orleans, Muscle Shoals, or Macon. But Florida also has a rich soul music history—an important cultural legacy that has often gone unrecognized. Florida Soul celebrates great artists of the Sunshine State who produced some of the most electric, emotive soul m...