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Rhythm and Blues
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- Starting recordings
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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 Wilson Pickett, Booker T. & the MG’s and The Isley Brothers.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreRhythm and Blues
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Come See About Me1967 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 02You're My Sweetness1998 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 03Paradise1997 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 04Good Daddy Blues1997 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 05Dodge City2013 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 06Thru the FireRhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 07Return to Gíjón2008 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 08Evil Gal Blues1944 · Rhythm and Blues · jazzOpen in new tab 09What Have You Done?2008 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 10Bigger Than You2008 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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