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Soul music in the '60s spread across the US, with studios in Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Detroit, Chicago and elsewhere recording hits with their own distinct style. Labels such as Stax, Atlantic and Motown ruled the charts with legendary singers like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, but the decade also saw many lesser known artists who could give the hitmakers a run for their money.