blue-eyed soul

1960s, initially applied to The Righteous Brothers.

blue-eyed soul (uncountable)

1. Rhythm and blues or soul music performed by white artists; white soul.
   • 1965 October 9, “R&B Stations Open Air Gates to ‘White Soulists’”, in Billboard, page 49:

     One industry spokesman said the reason so many r&b stations are playing blue-eyed soul is that there are few legit r&b artists today.

   • 2013, Les Back, New Ethnicities and Urban Culture, Routledge, →ISBN, page 266:

     The Righteous Brothers and another blue-eyed soul act called The Young Rascals were also popular in black communities.

• white soul