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These are all flavors of R&B songs that mention California, taken from the main list of songs that mention California. Originally used to describe music marketed to urban African Americans in the 1940s, the term R&B, short for "rhythm and blues," is now a very broad genre of popular music that encompasses a wide variety of sub-genres, including soul, funk, disco, doo-wop, smooth jazz, ska, reggae, hip-hop, alternative R&B and more. You'll mostly find songs with soul and funk roots represented here but some of the funkier G-funk hip-hop songs are here also, as well as on the Hip-Hop list. This is also where I'll put any Ska and Reggae California songs. Disco songs have been put on the electronic dance music list, but some might also show up here if they're funky enough.
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Shortcuts to the Band Name or Artist Last Name
(Numbers are on top. Ignore any article at the beginning such as "The" or "A" except for non-English languages.)
(Artists name + band name combos are filed under the artist's last name.) |
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| Artist (with links to comments and lyrics) |
Song Title (click the link to listen to the song)
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A |
| ABIV (Antoine Bradford) |
California Republic |
| Adele |
Hello |
| A$AP Rocky |
L$D |
| Nick Ashford |
California Soul |
| Ashford & Simpson |
Nobody Walks in L.A. |
B |
| Baby Huey and the Baby Sitters |
California Dreamin' |
| Banded Future |
California Dreamin' |
| Beyoncé |
Hold Up |
| Beyoncé & Willie Jones |
Just For Fun |
| Justin Bieber (featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon) |
Peaches |
| Blackbear (featuring G-Eazy) |
90210 |
| Alex Boyé |
Cold in California |
| Buddy |
Trouble on Central |
C |
Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs
(featuring Chinaka Hodge) |
Foxy Girls (Candy Store) |
| Celeborate |
California Breeze |
| Childish Gambino (featuring Jorja Smith & Amaarae) |
In the Night |
| Childish Gambino |
Telegraph Ave. ("Oakland by Lloyd") |
| Nat King Cole |
Midnight Flyer |
| Nat King Cole |
(Get Your Kicks) On Route 66 |
| Rodger Collins |
Foxy Girls in Oakland |
| Colonel Loud (featuring Young Dolph, Ricco Barrino) |
California |
| Color Me Badd |
California Dreamin |
| Con Funk Shun |
California 1 |
| Coolio |
Fantastic Voyage |
| The Crusaders (featuring Bill Withers) |
Soul Shadows |
D |
| Betty Davis |
Hangin' Out in Hollywood |
| Delinquent Habits |
This is L.A. |
| Quinn Devlin & The Bridge Street Kings |
California Wine |
| Dhruv |
California Winter |
| Dirty Rice |
Oxnard |
| Dounia |
Coolest Girl in California |
| Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg |
Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang |
E |
| Estelle (featuring Kanye West) |
American Boy |
F |
| Fantastic Negrito |
The Last Days of Oakland (Intro) |
| Fantastic Negrito (featuring Miko Marks) |
Rolling Through California |
| The Fifth Dimension |
California Soul |
| Eddie Floyd |
California Girl |
| Four Tops |
California Dreamin' |
| Four Tops |
L.A. (My Town) |
G |
| Warren G. & Nate Dogg |
Regulate |
| Marvin Gaye |
I Got to Get to California |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell |
California Soul |
| Ariana Grande |
Snow In California |
| Eddy Grant |
California Style |
H |
| Deitrick Haddon |
One Night in California |
| Lauren Hailey |
Southern California Heat Wave |
| Eddie Hazel |
California Dreamin' |
| Ronnie Hudson and the Street People |
West Coast Poplock |
I |
| Ice Cube |
It Was a Good Day |
| Inayah |
California Taxi |
| iyla |
California |
J |
| Michael Jackson |
Hollywood Tonight |
| Jah Cure |
Made in California |
| JAHKOY |
California Heaven |
| JAHKOY & ScHoolboy Q |
California Heaven (Medasin Remix) |
| Rick James |
Hollywood |
| Montel Jordan |
This is How We Do It |
| Jungle |
Heavy, California |
| Jungle |
House in L.A. |
K |
| James Kaye |
California Christmas |
| Devin Kennedy |
California Rain |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips |
Midnight Train to Georgia |
| KO |
Leaving California |
| Kool & The Gang |
Hollywood Swinging |
L |
| The Lagoons |
California |
| Lil Rob |
California |
M |
| The Main Ingredient |
California My Way |
| Maze (Frankie Beverly &) |
Look At California |
| The Messengers |
California Soul |
| Zana Messia |
L.A. Minute |
| Zana Messia |
Ride This 2 The End |
| Zana Messia & The Balkan Soul Orchestra |
I've Seen Him Before |
| Miguel |
Leaves |
| Miguel |
Hollywood Dreams |
| Miguel |
The Valley |
| Mila J |
California Christmas Trees |
| The Miracles |
Ain't Nobody Straight In L.A. |
| The Miracles |
City of Angels |
| The Miracles |
Smog |
| Victoria Monét (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire & Hazel Monét) |
Hollywood |
| Lee Moses |
California Dreaming |
N |
| Gen Neo (featuring DeVita) |
Like California |
| NoMbe x Sonny Alven |
California Girls |
O |
P |
| The Penguins |
Memories of El Monte |
| Philly K. & Madi Rindge |
California |
| Post Malone (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
Psycho |
| Raff Pylon (featurning Snoop Dogg) |
Christmas in California |
Raff Pylon, Afro Bros & Leo Santana
(featuring Snoop Dogg & DioBula) |
Christmas in California (Latin Version) |
Q |
R |
| Otis Redding |
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay |
| Rihanna |
California King Bed |
| Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise |
California |
| Destiny Rogers (featuring Kalan.FrFr) |
West Like |
| Kona Rose (featuring Jean Placide) |
Fall in California |
S |
| Santana (featuring The Product G&B) |
Maria Maria |
| Jasper Sawyer |
California Dreaming |
| Boz Scaggs |
Hollywood |
Marlena Shaw
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California Soul |
| Marlena Shaw |
California Soul (Diplo Remix) |
| Marlena Shaw (featuring Ya Boy) |
California Soul (Lincoln Lawyer Remix) |
| Silver Convention |
San Francisco Hustle |
| SIR |
L.A. |
| SIR (featuring Scribz Riley) |
Life is Good |
| Sister Sledge |
He's the Greatest Dancer |
| Skalifornia |
The Skatalites |
| Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder) |
California Roll |
| SOB X RBE (featuring Kendrick Lamar and Zacari) |
Paramedic! |
| Edwin Starr |
California Soul |
| Sudan Archives |
Limitless |
| Sullvn |
Oh California |
| Sun Rai |
San Francisco Street |
T |
| Teena Marie |
Where's California |
| Dante Thomas |
Miss California |
| Leon Thomas (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) |
Love Jones |
| Tony! Toni! Toné! |
It Never Rains (In Southern California) |
| Tower of Power |
East Bay! Oakland Style! |
| Tower of Power |
The Oakland Stroke |
| TQ |
Hotel California |
| Tuffy |
California |
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California Love |
| Tupac Shakur (2Pac) |
Check Out Time |
| Tupac Shakur (2Pac) |
To Live and Die In L.A. |
U |
| The Undisputed Truth |
California Soul |
| The Unemployed |
Funky Thing Part 1 and Funky thing Part 2 |
| Usher (featuring Tyga) |
California |
V |
| Village People |
San Francisco (You've Got Me) |
| Vulfpeck (featuring Joey Dosik) |
LAX |
W |
| War |
L.A. Sunshine |
| War |
Low Rider |
| War |
Summer |
| Jordan Ward |
San Diego |
| Leon Ware |
Why I Came to California |
| Dionne Warwick |
99 Miles From L.A. |
| Catie Waters |
California Stars |
| The Weeknd |
Escape From L.A. |
| Nancy Wilson |
I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco (And I Don't Drink at All) |
| Bill Withers |
City Of The Angels |
| Bobby Womack |
California Dreamin' |
| Woody and Jeremy |
Too Hot in L.A. |
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