Rhythm and blues
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| + | "The term "Rhythm and Blues" was coined in 1947 by Jerry Wexler as a replacement for the terms "[[race music]]" "sepia music" and "Harlem Hits Parade" during a reorganization of the Billboard charts. --Sholem Stein | ||
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| + | '''Rhythm and blues''', often abbreviated to '''R&B''' or '''RnB''', is a [[Music genre|genre]] of [[popular music|popular]] [[African-American music]] that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when -- in the words of [[Robert Palmer (writer)|Robert Palmer]] -- "urbane, rocking, [[jazz]] based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular. | ||
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| + | The term has subsequently had a number of shifts in meaning. In the early 1950s, the term ''rhythm and blues'' was frequently applied to [[blues]] records. Starting in the mid-1950s, after this style of music contributed to the development of [[rock and roll]], the term "R&B" became used to refer to music styles that developed from and incorporated [[electric blues]], as well as [[gospel music|gospel]] and [[soul music]]. By the 1970s, ''rhythm and blues'' was used as a blanket term for soul and [[funk]]. In the 1980s, a newer style of R&B developed, becoming known as "[[Contemporary R&B]]". | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[African American music]] | ||
| + | * [[Contemporary R&B]] | ||
| + | * [[Music of the United States]] | ||
| + | * [[Rhythm and Blues Foundation]] | ||
| + | * [[List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)]] | ||
| + | * [[List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart]] | ||
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Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B or RnB, is a genre of popular African-American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when -- in the words of Robert Palmer -- "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular.
The term has subsequently had a number of shifts in meaning. In the early 1950s, the term rhythm and blues was frequently applied to blues records. Starting in the mid-1950s, after this style of music contributed to the development of rock and roll, the term "R&B" became used to refer to music styles that developed from and incorporated electric blues, as well as gospel and soul music. By the 1970s, rhythm and blues was used as a blanket term for soul and funk. In the 1980s, a newer style of R&B developed, becoming known as "Contemporary R&B".
See also
- African American music
- Contemporary R&B
- Music of the United States
- Rhythm and Blues Foundation
- List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart
