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RnB Music
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. The term was coined as a musical marketing term in the United States in 1947 by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine. It replaced the term race music (which originally came from within the black community, but was deemed offensive in the more positive postwar world and the Billboard category Harlem Hit Parade in June 1949. The term was initially used to identify the rocking style of music that combined the 12 bar blues format and boogie-woogie with a back beat, which later became a fundamental element of rock and roll. In 1948, RCA Victor was marketing black music under the name Blues and Rhythm. The words were reversed by Wexler of Atlantic Records, the leading 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. Today the acronym R&B is almost always used instead of the full rhythm and blues, and mainstream use of the term refers to a modern version of soul and funk-influenced pop music that originated as disco became less favorable.
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Top 10 R&B Songs
1. Right Now (Na Na Na) - Akon
Right Now (Na Na Na) by Akon from the album Right Now (Na Na Na) - Single
2. If I Were a Boy - Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé from the album If I Were a Boy - Single
3. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Miss Independent by Ne-Yo from the album Year of the Gentleman (Bonus Track Version)
4. Green Light (feat. André 3000) - John Legend
Green Light (feat. André 3000) by John Legend from the album Evolver
5. Troublemaker - Akon & Sweet Rush
Troublemaker by Akon & Sweet Rush from the album Troublemaker - Single
6. American Boy (feat. Kanye West) - Estelle
American Boy (feat. Kanye West) by Estelle from the album Shine
7. Closer - Ne-Yo
Closer by Ne-Yo from the album Year of the Gentleman (Bonus Track Version)
8. Right Here (Departed) - Brandy
Right Here (Departed) by Brandy from the album Right Here (Departed) - Single
9. Forever - Chris Brown
Forever by Chris Brown from the album Forever - Single
10. Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
Spotlight by Jennifer Hudson from the album Jennifer Hudson (Bonus Track Version)
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Top 10 R&B Albums
1. Evolver - John Legend
Evolver by John Legend
2. Love’s Crazy - Slim
Love’s Crazy by Slim
3. CrazySexyCool - TLC
CrazySexyCool by TLC
4. Year of the Gentleman (Bonus Track Version) - Ne-Yo
Year of the Gentleman (Bonus Track Version) by Ne-Yo
5. Fearless - Jazmine Sullivan
Fearless by Jazmine Sullivan
6. Time - Kavina
Time by Kavina
7. Something Else (Deluxe Edition) - Robin Thicke
Something Else (Deluxe Edition) by Robin Thicke
8. Brown Sugar - D’Angelo
Brown Sugar by D’Angelo
9. Dangerously In Love - Beyoncé
Dangerously In Love by Beyoncé
10. Jennifer Hudson (Bonus Track Version) - Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (Bonus Track Version) by Jennifer Hudson
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Top 10 R&B Artists
Rihanna
Talent and a dose of good luck got Barbados-born Rihanna signed to Def Jam when she was 16 years old. She was discovered by producer Evan Rogers, who was visiting Barbados in 2003, and went on to so impress Def Jam CEO Jay-Z that he grabbed her for a
Chris Brown
In 2005, a 16-year-old Chris Brown stormed the pop and R&B charts with his self-titled debut album (Number One R&B, Number Two Pop) and smash hit “Run It!” (Number One R&B, Number 1 Pop). The album presented trendy electronic production techniques an
Leona Lewis
The age when televised talent contests were popular kingmakers has no better poster child than Leona Lewis, an English neo-soul singer and songwriter who won the third series of a British TV talent show called The X Factor and became a huge internati
Mariah Carey
Say what you may about her fashion sense or “diva-tude,” but there is no doubt that Mariah Carey defined 1990s urban pop music. Carey ruled the charts during the Clinton decade — her 1990 self-titled debut album alone spawned four No. 1 hit singles,
Van Morrison
Part Celtic bard, part soulster, and part ecstatically scatting mystical visionary, Van Morrison is a painfully introverted figure who rarely gives interviews and is often at a loss to explain his own lyrics. In the studio, Van Morrison can sing like
Usher
By the time he entered puberty, Usher had a record deal and a gold album. By the time he graduated high school, he was one of the most visible artists in R&B. Armed with a smooth voice, Usher specializes in saccharine-sweet profusions of love and des
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys seemingly came out of nowhere in the summer of 2001, storming up the charts with her braids and heaping servings of soul. But Keys is no pre-fab diva; she’s been studying music since age five and began writing songs at age 14. She wrote (
Michael Jackson
It doesn’t really matter if Michael Jackson bullied the world’s media into calling him the King of Pop in the early 1990s or if they just started using that sobriquet on their own. Either way, he earned it. Whether singing “I Want You Back” as the 11
Pink
If cultivating an iconoclast status is a career, then Pink is one serious go-getter. Since her 2000 debut, the husky-voiced singer has overhauled her sound several times, changed her hair color even more often, married motocross star Carey Hart and t
Stevie Wonder
Groomed from an early age for Motown stardom, Stevie Wonder mastered that label’s distinctive fusion of pop and soul and then went on to compose far more idiosyncratic music &Number 8212; an ambitious hybrid of sophisticated Tin Pan Alley chord chang
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In its first manifestation, rhythm and blues was one of the predecessors to rock and roll. It was strongly influenced by jazz, jump blues and black gospel music. It also influenced jazz in return. Rhythm and blues, blues, and gospel combined with bebop to create hard bop.
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Boogie Nights
Catch all the 1970s fun (but none of the social diseases) in our Boogie Nights discothèque.
Classic Soul
Decades of silk-woven soul, dancefloor funk, and shimmy ‘n’ shake R&B.
Funk
Nothing but seminal, booty-shaking funk.
Live R&B
Soulful, sweaty and savory: listen to live recordings of R&B, Soul and Hip-hop classics.
Mardi Gras
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
Motown Years
Experience decades of soul from America’s greatest record label.
Neo-Soul
Contemporary hits from the new generation of soul crooners
Number 1 Hits
Don’t dwell on the past — listen to it! Decades of No. 1 hits to brighten your day.
R&B Christmas
Help set the holiday mood with these soulful sounds of the season.
Revolution
The joy and pain of the African American experience voiced in poetry, song, and speech.
Rhythm and Blues Music News
Tedeschi, Hunter play blues, soul and more - Albany Times Union
Tedeschi, Hunter play blues, soul and moreAlbany Times Union, NY - Nov 17, 2008British singer-guitarist James Hunter opened the show with 50-minute set that found him on the cusp of late '50s rhythm 'n' blues and early '60s soul. …
Irma Thomas puts soul in the gospel at Manship - Tiger Weekly
Irma Thomas puts soul in the gospel at ManshipTiger Weekly, LA - Nov 19, 2008While Thomas is best known for her rhythm and blues work, gospel has always remained close to her. Growing up singing in the church and still doing so, …
Tribute to a Tortured Soul Singer - Wall Street Journal
Tribute to a Tortured Soul SingerWall Street Journal - 22 hours agoHere are clips of songs from "The Soul of OV Wright." Robey sent him to record under visionary producer Willie Mitchell — with the legendary Hi Rhythm …
Sally’s brings in multitalented Robillard - Middletown Press
Sally’s brings in multitalented RobillardMiddletown Press, CT - 6 hours agoBy her late teens, she was working six nights a week with her 10-piece soul band at the Peppermint Lounge. Now she has taken over as the New York Blues …
Area cities represented in Jazz Ensemble - Casa Grande Valley Newspapers
Area cities represented in Jazz EnsembleCasa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ - Nov 19, 2008The band also will explore new territory by performing some of the rhythm and blues/soul music of Wilson Pickett and Wild Cherry. …
