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| Rhythm and Blues (R&B) | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Jazz • Blues • Jump blues • Gospel • Traditional pop • Electric blues |
| Cultural origins | 1940s; United States |
| Typical instruments | Drum kit • Double bass • Saxophone • Horns • Piano - Organ • Electric guitar • Vocals • Background vocalists |
| Mainstream popularity | Significant from 1940s to 1960s; iconic afterwards |
| Derivative forms | Soul • Funk • Doo-wop • Hip hop • Ska • Rocksteady • Reggae • Rock and roll • Electro • Post-disco • Urban • Hard bop |
| Subgenres | |
Contemporary R&B • Smooth R&B • Slow jam • Neo soul • Hip hop soul | |
| Fusion genres | |
Juke Joint blues • R&B punk • rockabilly | |
| Local scenes | |
| New Orleans R&B | |
| Other topics | |
| List of R&B musicians | |
Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by African American artists. It is now performed worldwide by people of many cultures and ethnic groups.
Contents
1 Contemporary R&B
1.1 R&B in the 2000s
2 Related pages
3 Other websites
Contemporary R&B |
During the 1980s, James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone had used parts of psychedelic rock and other styles in their music. Funk became a big part of disco music. In the early 1980s, funk and soul had become sultry and more sexual with the work of Prince and others. The modern style of contemporary R&B came to be a major part of American popular music.
R&B today defines a style of African-American music. It combines elements of soul music, funk music, pop music, and (after 1986) hip hop in what is now called contemporary R&B.
It is sometimes called "urban contemporary" or "urban pop".
R&B in the 2000s |
By the 2000s, the only big difference between a record being a hip hop record or an R&B record is whether its vocals are rapped or sung. R&B started to focus more on solo artists than groups. By 2005, the most famous R&B artists include Usher, Beyoncé (formerly of Destiny's Child), Ashanti, and Mariah Carey.
Soulful R&B continues to be popular, with artists such as Alicia Keys, R. Kelly, John Legend, and Toni Braxton. Some R&B singers have used parts of Caribbean music in their work.
Related pages |
- Blues
- Disco
- Funk
- Gospel music
- Hip hop music
- Rock and roll
- Soul music
Other websites |
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Hear Rhythm and blues (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).
Categories:
- R&B music
- Jazz music
- Blues music
- Pop music
- Soul music
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