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Rhythm and Blues

Genre family
R&B / Soul
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.

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Its place in the genre family

Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreRhythm and Blues
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1980s · Rhythm and Blues

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1980s starting recordings

1980s recordings are still being reviewed. Continue through the related topics above in the meantime.

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