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Rhythm and blues (or R&B) was coined as a musical marketing term in the United States in 1949 by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine, and was used to designate upbeat popular music performed by African American artists that combined jazz, gospel, and blues. It replaced the term race music, which was deemed offensive, as well as the Billboard category name "Harlem Hit Parade," in June of 1949, and was initially used to identify the style of music that later developed into rock and roll. In 1948, RCA Victor was marketing black music under the name "Blues and Rhythm," but the words were reversed by Wexler of Atlantic Records, the most aggressive and most dominant label in the R&B field in the early years. By the 1970s, rhythm and blues was being used as a blanket term to describe soul and funk as well. Today, the acronym "R&B" is almost always used instead of "rhythm and blues", and defines the modern version of the soul and funk influenced African-American pop music that originated with the demise of disco in 1980.
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jaecosse (JA Ecosse ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:30:39 -0000
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RT @ConciergeQ: DID YOU KNOW: In 1948, Rhythm and Blues (R&B) was introduced to the world by Chicagoâs Aristocrat Records. #travel #musi ...
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RT @ConciergeQ: DID YOU KNOW: In 1948, Rhythm and Blues (R&B) was introduced to the world by Chicago’s Aristocrat Records. #travel #musi ...
DID YOU KNOW: In 1948, Rhythm and Blues (R&B) was introduced to the world by Chicagoâs Aristocrat Records. #travel #musicmonday
ConciergeQ (ConciergeQ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:14:18 -0000
DID YOU KNOW: In 1948, Rhythm and Blues (R&B) was introduced to the world by Chicago’s Aristocrat Records. #travel #musicmonday
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ConciergeQ (ConciergeQ) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:13:09 -0000
Samm Levine, Inglourious Basterds: "Rhythm and Blues." http://twelio.com/m4irpm #travel #musicmonday
That rhythm and blues music from the 50s and 60s is killing any R & B out today...
KoolMick (Ronnie) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:02:11 -0000
That rhythm and blues music from the 50s and 60s is killing any R & B out today...
all ya niggas spitting that r&b... "rhythm and blues?" nah "RAP & BULLSH*T!" shouts to from the soul @delasouldugout
elprezdela (El Prez) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:57:10 -0000
all ya niggas spitting that r&b... "rhythm and blues?" nah "RAP & BULLSH*T!" shouts to from the soul @delasouldugout
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