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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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United States · Rhythm and Blues
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01Come See About Me1967 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 02Good Daddy Blues1997 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 03Paradise1997 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 04You're My Sweetness1998 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 05Dodge City2013 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 06Evil Gal Blues1944 · Rhythm and Blues · jazzOpen in new tab 07Strange Things Happening1950 · Rhythm and Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 08Middle of the Night1952 · Rhythm and Blues · doo-wopOpen in new tab 095 -10 -15 Hours1952 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 10I’m Just a Dancing Partner1955 · Rhythm and Blues · popOpen in new tab
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