Editing Music of Australia (section)

===R&B and soul music===
[[File:Guy Sebastian and Jimmy Barnes Memphis Tour 7 Mar 2008.jpg|thumb|[[Guy Sebastian]] and [[Jimmy Barnes]] 6 March 2008 State Theatre]]

R&B soul music had a significant impact on Australian's music, although it is notable that many seminal recordings in this genre by American acts of the late 20th century were not played on Australian radio. Anecdotal evidence suggest that racism was a key factor—in his book on the history of Australian radio, author and broadcaster Wayne Mac recounts that when a local Melbourne DJ of the 1960s played the new [[Ike and Tina Turner]] single "[[River Deep Mountain High]]" it was immediately pulled from the playlist by the station's program manager for being "too noisy and too black".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/boom-times/2006/02/11/1139542439712.html |title="Boom Times", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 13 February 2006 |date=13 February 2006 |access-date=19 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107055805/http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/boom-times/2006/02/11/1139542439712.html |archive-date=7 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Renée Geyer]] is an Australian [[vocals|singer]] who came to prominence in the mid-1970s, has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of [[jazz music|jazz]], [[soul music|soul]] and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[music genres|idioms]].<ref name="McF">{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop|last=McFarlane|first=Ian|author-link=Ian McFarlane|publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]]|location=[[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]]|year=1999|chapter=Encyclopedia entry for 'Renée Geyer'|chapter-url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=829|isbn=1-86448-768-2|access-date=7 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803174326/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=829|archive-date=3 August 2004|title-link=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop}}</ref><ref name="Howl">{{cite web|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en/geyerrenee/geyerrenee.htm|url=http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/geyerrenee/geyerrenee.htm|title=Renée Geyer|publisher=HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. [[Ed Nimmervoll]]|archive-date=26 July 2012|access-date=22 January 2014}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She had commercial success as a solo artist in Australia, with "[[It's a Man's Man's World]] "Rock historian, [[Ian McFarlane]] described her as having a "rich, soulful, passionate and husky vocal delivery".<ref name="McF"/> Geyer's iconic status in the Australian music industry was recognised when she was inducted into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] on 14 July 2005.

Parallel with Geyer's success, American born vocalist [[Marcia Hines]] emerged as one of Australia's most successful solo singers. She first came to prominence in the early 1970s with critically acclaimed roles in the local stage productions of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' and ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' (in which she was the first African-American to play the role of Mary Magdalene) before launching a solo career. By the late 1970s she was one of Australia's top singing stars, winning several ''[[Queen of Pop]]'' awards and hosting her own national TV variety series.

Following their initial dissolution in 1982 [[Cold Chisel]] lead vocalist [[Jimmy Barnes]] embarked on a successful solo career that has continued from the 1980s to the present. Many of Barnes' albums have featured versions of songs from these genres and his chart-topping album ''[[Soul Deep (Jimmy Barnes album)|Soul Deep]] (1991)'' consisted entirely of covers of classic 1960s soul/R&B covers. Australian soul singer/songwriters like [[Daniel Merriweather]], has after several successful collaborations with artists such as [[Mark Ronson]], released his official debut album, ''Love & War'', in June 2009. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number two. After launching his career as the winner of an early series of ''[[Australian Idol]]'', soul singer/songwriter [[Guy Sebastian]] has also made an impact on this genre in Australia winning awards at the [[Urban Music Awards Australia and New Zealand]] for Best Male Artist and Best R&B Album. Sebastian's recent release "[[Like It like That (Guy Sebastian song)|Like it Like That]]", was the highest selling Australian artist single in 2009 and charted at No. 1 for two consecutive weeks<ref name="Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009">[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2009.htm Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112000430/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2009.htm |date=12 January 2012 }} Retrieved 7 January 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126102330/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2009.htm |date=26 January 2012 }} Retrieved 7 January 2010</ref>

In 2004, ''Australian Idol'' finalist [[Paulini]]'s debut single "[[Angel Eyes (The Jeff Healey Band song)#Paulini version|Angel Eyes]]" and album ''[[One Determined Heart]]'' both reached number one on the ARIA charts and were certified platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paulini|title=Discography Paulini|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027220647/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paulini|archive-date=27 October 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> Paulini earned ARIA No. 1 Chart Awards for both the single and album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AustralianRecordingArtistsMakeARIAChartHistory.htm|title=Australian Recording Artists Make ARIA Chart History|website=www.aria.com.au|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040816051404/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/AustralianRecordingArtistsMakeARIAChartHistory.htm|archive-date=16 August 2004|url-status=live}}</ref> Her second album ''[[Superwoman (Paulini album)|Superwoman]]'' included the singles "[[Rough Day]]" and "[[So Over You]]", and earned Paulini two nominations at the [[Urban Music Awards Australia and New Zealand|2007 Urban Music Awards]] for 'Best R&B Album' and 'Best Female Artist'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopn.com/rhinos-urban-music-awards-2007-review/|title=Rhino's Urban Music Awards 2007 – Review|publisher=Hiphopn.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923092825/http://www.hiphopn.com/rhinos-urban-music-awards-2007-review/|archive-date=23 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

2006 ''Australian Idol'' runner-up [[Jessica Mauboy]] made her musical solo debut in 2008 with the single "[[Running Back (Jessica Mauboy song)|Running Back]]", which featured American rapper [[Flo Rida]], and peaked at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart, eventually being certified double platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jessica+Mauboy|title=Discography Jessica Mauboy|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=28 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331212131/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jessica+Mauboy|archive-date=31 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Her debut album ''[[Been Waiting]]'' earned her seven nominations at the 2009 [[ARIA Music Awards]], winning the award of 'Highest Selling Single' for "Running Back".<ref>[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php ARIA Awards 2009: History: Winners by Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124212945/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php |date=24 November 2009 }} Retrieved 29 July 2010</ref>