Artist artifact
Amy Winehouse
North London songwriter who revived classic R&B and jazz phrasing inside contemporary pop, with Back to Black as a neo-soul landmark.
Biography
North London songwriter who revived classic R&B and jazz phrasing inside contemporary pop, with Back to Black as a neo-soul landmark.
Influence
Reopened space for vintage soul production in the 2000s charts; her songwriting candor influenced Adele and a generation of British vocalists.
Historical context
North London songwriter who revived classic R&B and jazz phrasing inside contemporary pop, with Back to Black as a neo-soul landmark. Reopened space for vintage soul production in the 2000s charts; her songwriting candor influenced Adele and a generation of British vocalists. She wrote many of Back to Black's songs with Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi while treating Motown and girl-group records as living grammar, not nostalgia costume.
Associated instruments
- Vocals
- Guitar
Specimen note
She wrote many of Back to Black's songs with Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi while treating Motown and girl-group records as living grammar, not nostalgia costume.