List of blue-eyed soul artists

This is a list of notable blue-eyed soul artists. Blue-eyed soul (also known as white soul) is soul music or rhythm and blues performed by white artists.[1]

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Adele[2]
• Christina Aguilera[3]
• Anastacia[4]
• The Animals[5]
• Rick Astley[6]
• Atlanta Rhythm Section[7]
• Atomic Rooster[8]
• Average White Band[1]

B

• Jon B.[9]
• Len Barry[10]
• Bee Gees[11][12][13]
• Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers[14]
• Blue Zone[15]
• Michael Bolton[16][17]
• David Bowie[1][2][3]
• The Box Tops[1][18]
• Boy George[19]
• Tim Buckley[20]

C

• Bobby Caldwell[21]
• Lewis Capaldi[22]
• Paul Carrack[23]
• Alex Chilton[24]
• Gabriella Cilmi[2]
• Chris Clark[25]
• Wayne Cochran[26]
• Joe Cocker[18][27]
• The Commitments[18]
• Culture Club[3][19]

D

• Bill Deal[28]
• Dion[18]
• The Doobie Brothers[29]
• Duffy[2]

F

• Chris Farlowe[30][31]
• The Flaming Ember[32]
• John Fred[28][33]

G

• Go West[34]

H

• Hall & Oates[1][2][3][6][35]
• Roy Head[1][3][36]
• Taylor Hicks[37]

J

• Elton John[3][38]
• Tom Jones[18]

K

• Kokomo[39]

L

• Ivy Levan[40]
• Lulu[41]

M

• Lonnie Mack[42]
• Teena Marie[3][9]
• Maroon 5[43][44]
• Michael McDonald[3][45]
• George Michael[2][3][6]
• Jason Mraz[46]

N

• John Németh[47]
• Paolo Nutini[48]
• Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats[49]
• Laura Nyro[50]

P

• Robert Palmer[1][3]

R

• The Rascals[1][2][25]
• Conner Reeves[51]
• The Righteous Brothers[2][3][25][36]
• Johnny Rivers[18]
• Todd Rundgren[3]
• Mitch Ryder[1][25]

S

• Evie Sands[52]
• Boz Scaggs[1][3]
• Simply Red[2][3][53][54]
• Sam Smith[55]
• The Soul Survivors[56]
• The Spencer Davis Group[57]
• Dusty Springfield[2][3][58]
• Rod Stewart[2]
• Joss Stone[9][59]

T

• Robin Thicke[3][9][60]
• Three Dog Night[61]
• Justin Timberlake[3]

V

• Van Morrison[62]

W

• ZZ Ward[63][64]
• Tony Joe White[1]
• Amy Winehouse[2]
• Wild Cherry[51][65]
• Steve Winwood[5][9]

Y

• Paul Young[6][66]

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