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Rhythm and Blues
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1940s recordings
- 1
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Rhythm and Blues
Rhythm and Blues is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Rhythm and Blues is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Dinah Washington and Lionel Hampton Sextet.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreRhythm and Blues
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1940s · Rhythm and Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
1 recordings1940s starting recordings
KEY ARTISTS
1940s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1940s albums
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