Genre for Otis Redding (4)

I believe the answer is:

soul

(Other definitions for soul that I've seen before include "Spirit, inner self" , "Psyche" , "Essential part" , "The immaterial part of a person" , "Individual; type of music" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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