Editing Soul music (section)

=== New Orleans ===
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The New Orleans soul scene directly came out of the rhythm and blues era, when such artists as [[Little Richard]], [[Fats Domino]], and [[Huey Piano Smith]] made a huge impact on the pop and R&B charts and a huge direct influence on the birth of [[Funk]] music. The principal architect of Crescent City's soul was a songwriter, arranger, and producer [[Allen Toussaint]].  He worked with such artists as [[Irma Thomas]] ("the Soul Queen of New Orleans"), Jessie Hill, [[Chris Kenner]], Benny Spellman, and [[Ernie K-Doe]] on the Minit/Instant label complex to produce a distinctive New Orleans soul sound that generated a passel of national hits. Other notable New Orleans hits came from Robert Parker, [[Betty Harris]], and [[Aaron Neville]]. While record labels in New Orleans largely disappeared by the mid-1960s, producers in the city continued to record New Orleans soul artists for other mainly New York City and Los Angeles–based record labels—notably [[Lee Dorsey]] for New York-based Amy Records and the Meters for New York–based Josie and then LA-based Reprise.