soulster

English

Etymology

soul +‎ -ster

Noun

Aretha Franklin, a soulster.

soulster (plural soulsters)

1. (informal) A performer of soul music.
   • 1992, William L. Van Deburg, New Day in Babylon: the Black Power Movement And American Culture‎^[1], →ISBN, page 219:

     Both the linguist and the soulster recognized that language was an indispensable vehicle for the transmission of social mores.

   • 1994 June 2, Brad Tyer, “Young, Gifted and Dead”, in HoustonPress‎^[2]:

     Meanwhile, at Rockefeller's, local rhythm-and-blues soulster Aubrey Dunham celebrates the release of his debut CD, Now I'm Singing the Blues.

   • 1995 September 29, Steve Kiviat, “Billy Price”, in Washington City Paper‎^[3]:

     After a brief respite from the music biz, the blue-eyed soulster is back with a brand new band […]

   • 2006 December 6, Jed Gottlieb, “If the Grammys REALLY rewarded music's best . . . [abstract]”, in Boston Herald‎^[4]:

     Corinne Bailey Rae. The Brit soulster has been dubbed the new Norah Jones, Macy Gray and Billie Holiday, but she's equally comfortable with Van Morrison ballads and Stevie Wonder's epic groove.

See also

• soulstress