A roaring fireplace isn't the only way to keep warm during the holidays; get down with these sexy blues and soul songs from R&B legends like James Brown and contemporary soul-revivalists like Sharon Jones.
Starting in the mid '00s, the line between indie and mainstream pop started to get blurry. These are the songs that have helped bring "indie" music to the masses.
Long before the blues went electric and urban, these rural pioneers were laying down the foundations of the genre, usually with no more than a voice and acoustic guitar.