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Music

James Blake

R&B / Soul figure in the Pantheon cultural record.

Genre
R&BSoul
JB

The Cultural Record

Discography

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Bad Cameo2024
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Before2020
EP & Mixtape
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200 Press2014
EP & Mixtape
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Klavierwerke EP2010
EP & Mixtape
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The Bells Sketch2010
EP & Mixtape

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Often Compared To

James Brown

#2

R&B / Soul — Barnwell, South Carolina · 1956–2006

Augusta, Georgia Godfather of Soul who invented funk, influenced hip-hop, and was the most sampled musician in history — he is the rhythm section of modern Black music.

James Carr

#3

R&B / Soul — Cultural icon