genre rustix
Soul ___MASK78___ ( often referred to simply as soul ) is a popular ___MASK78___ ___MASK69___ that originated in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s . It combines elements of African - American gospel ___MASK78___ , ___MASK37___ and jazz . Soul ___MASK78___ became popular for dancing and listening in the United States ; where record labels such as Motown , Atlantic and Stax were influential in the civil rights era . Soul also became popular around the world , directly influencing rock ___MASK78___ and the ___MASK78___ of Africa . Rustix ( or The Rustix ) were an American R & B / blue - eyed soul ensemble from Rochester , New York . Rustix formed in 1967 ; the band was signed to Rare Earth Records , a Motown Records subsidiary . Prior to signing with Rare Earth , the band had a single on the Cadet Records label . Prior to their recording career , the group had been a popular attraction in upstate New York , opening for Jimi Hendrix and Soft Machine at one point . Among their singles were `` Ca n ' t You Hear the ___MASK78___ ___MASK96___ '' from the album Bedlam , released in 1969 and `` Come On People '' from the album of the same name , released in 1970 . Bedlam peaked at No . 200 on the Billboard 200 . A sophomore effort , Come On People , followed in 1970 ; both of the group ' s first two records were produced by R . Dean Taylor . A third album was recorded in 1971 but never released , and the group disbanded later that year . At that point , Chuck Brucato and Al Galich recorded a pair of songs under the Rustix name ( `` We All End Up In Boxes '' and `` My Peace Of Heaven '' ) backed by the Funk Brothers . Both were released in 1971 , and both backed by a Rustix outtake from their 2nd album sessions ( `` Down Down '' ) . A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK93___ of ___MASK78___ recordings and ___MASK78___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK93___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK78___ videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " record label " derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . Motown is an American record company . The record company was founded by Berry Gordy , Jr . as Tamla Records on January 12 , 1958 , and was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14 , 1960 , in Detroit , Michigan . The name , a portmanteau of " motor " and " town ", has also become a nickname for Detroit . Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular ___MASK78___ as an African American - owned record label that achieved significant crossover success . In the 1960s , Motown and its subsidiary labels ( including Tamla Motown , the brand used outside the US ) were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as the Motown Sound , a style of soul ___MASK78___ with a distinct ___MASK67___ influence . During the 1960s , Motown achieved spectacular success for a small record company : 79 records in the Top Ten of the " Billboard " Hot 100 record chart between 1960 and 1969 . ___MASK37___ , often abbreviated as R & B or RnB , is a genre of popular African - American music that originated in the 1940s . The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans , at a time when " urbane , rocking , jazz based music with a heavy , insistent beat " was becoming more popular . In the commercial ___MASK37___ music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s , the bands usually consisted of piano , one or two guitars , bass , drums , saxophone , and sometimes background vocalists . R & B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African - American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy . Lyrics focus heavily on the themes of triumphs and failures in terms of relationships , freedom , economics , aspirations , and sex . Blue - eyed soul ( also known as white soul ) describes ___MASK37___ and soul music performed by white artists . The term was coined in the mid - 1960s , to describe white artists who performed soul and R & B that was similar to the music of the Motown and Stax record labels . Though many ___MASK37___ radio stations would only play music by black musicians , some began to play music by white acts considered to have " soul feeling ", which came to be called " blue - eyed soul ". A U . S . state is a constituent political entity of the ___MASK31___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal ___MASK59___ . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal ___MASK59___ , Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no ___MASK59___ approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types of court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children of divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). Rochester ( or ) is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in the ___MASK99___ portion of the U . S . state of New York , and the seat of Monroe County .