rhythm and blues
noun
: popular music typically including elements of blues and African American folk music and marked by a strong beat and simple chord structure
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Formed in the 1950s, the original trio: O’Kelly, Rudolph, and Ronald Isley, brought gospel harmonies to rhythm and blues, later evolving into soul, funk, and rock trailblazers.
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 5 June 2025
The rock genre grew out of rhythm and blues, played mostly by Black Americans, and its popularity took off in the 1950s.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
There will be Nashville-style rhythm and blues and country rock on July 17 when singer-songwriter and guitarist Colin Cimmarusti performs.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Breanna Henderson, 23, who performed rhythm and blues and neo-soul under the stage name Freddie Makenzie, died after a Yamaha motorcycle rider slammed into her early Friday.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 5 June 2025
The rock genre grew out of rhythm and blues, played mostly by Black Americans, and its popularity took off in the 1950s.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
There will be Nashville-style rhythm and blues and country rock on July 17 when singer-songwriter and guitarist Colin Cimmarusti performs.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Breanna Henderson, 23, who performed rhythm and blues and neo-soul under the stage name Freddie Makenzie, died after a Yamaha motorcycle rider slammed into her early Friday.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Rhythm and blues.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhythm%20and%20blues. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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