Rhythm and Blues

Rhythm and Blues

Introduction

Rhythm and blues, abbreviated as R & B is a famous genre of African American Music. Initially, the term described the recordings, marketed in the urban areas of African America; during the days when urbane rocking, jazz based music with heavy and insistent beat was quickly gaining popularity. Since then, the meaning of the term got changed several times, and it has referred to various genre of music in different times. The following paragraphs provide a detailed account of the various ways in which the term has been used, along with the origin and pioneers of Rhythm ...