A report on Rhythm and blues
Genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s.
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Blues
29 linksMusic genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs and spirituals.
Music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s by African-Americans from roots in African-American work songs and spirituals.
The blues form, ubiquitous in jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll, is characterized by the call-and-response pattern, the blues scale and specific chord progressions, of which the twelve-bar blues is the most common.
Rock and roll
28 linksGenre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
It originated from African-American music such as jazz, rhythm and blues, boogie woogie, gospel, as well as country music.
Soul music
20 linksPopular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues.
Jazz
17 linksMusic genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.
Music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.
The mid-1950s saw the emergence of hard bop, which introduced influences from rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues to small groups and particularly to saxophone and piano.
Hip hop music
16 linksGenre of popular music developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans, Caribbean Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s.
Genre of popular music developed in the United States by inner-city African Americans, Caribbean Americans and Latino Americans in the Bronx borough of New York City in the 1970s.
Musical elements anticipating hip hop music have been identified in blues, jazz and rhythm and blues recordings from the 1950s and earlier, including several records by Bo Diddley.
Funk
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Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul, jazz and rhythm and blues (R&B).
The Rolling Stones
13 linksEnglish rock band formed in London in 1962.
English rock band formed in London in 1962.
They returned to their rhythm and blues roots with such hits as "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1968) and "Honky Tonk Women" (1969), and albums such as Beggars Banquet (1968), featuring "Sympathy for the Devil", and Let It Bleed (1969), featuring "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Gimme Shelter".
Atlantic Records
14 linksAmerican record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most important American labels, specializing in jazz, R&B, and soul by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Ruth Brown and Otis Redding.
Little Richard
17 linksAmerican musician, singer, and songwriter.
American musician, singer, and songwriter.
He influenced numerous singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to hip hop; his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations.
Jump blues
10 linksUp-tempo style of blues, usually played by small groups and featuring horn instruments.
Up-tempo style of blues, usually played by small groups and featuring horn instruments.
It was popular in the 1940s and was a precursor of rhythm and blues and rock and roll.