rhythm and blues
Let an agent explain rhythm and blues and its history, relay styles, artists and charts from music references with attribution, and distinguish R&B from blues, soul and contemporary R&B as chart categories.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain rhythm and blues and its history, relay styles, artists and charts from music references with attribution, and distinguish R&B from blues, soul and contemporary R&B as chart categories.
A genre of African American popular music that emerged in the 1940s from jazz, blues and gospel, named by Billboard in 1949 to replace the term race music, encompassing early R&B and jump blues, doo-wop vocal groups, soul, funk and disco-funk, Latin boogaloo and Latin disco crossovers, and later contemporary R&B, with Christian R&B as a gospel-oriented branch; rhythm and blues shaped rock and roll, soul and hip hop and remains a major chart category.
What it is for: Not applicable; a music genre.
It can be explain the genre and styles; relay history and artists; relay chart categories; distinguish related genres.
Distinguishing features
Blues and gospel roots
Strong rhythm and vocals
Chart category
Wide stylistic range
What it looks like
Not a visible object; recordings and performances.
Physical character
term adopted by Billboard: 1949 year
How it is recognised
African American popular music from the 1940s onward
Early R&B, doo-wop, soul, funk, boogaloo, disco-funk, contemporary and Christian R&B
Blues is the root genre; rock and roll grew from R&B; hip hop is a later genre
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
derives from - and jazz and gospel
gave rise to - in the 1950s
is charted by - in R&B charts
In practice
Families and kinds
early R&B and jump blues
doo-wop
soul and Motown
funk and disco-funk
Latin boogaloo and Latin disco
contemporary R&B
Christian R&B
Standards and regulation
Chart methodologies such as Billboard R&B charts
Copyright and licensing for recordings
Award categories such as Grammy R&B awards
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing historical R&B with contemporary R&B
Erasing the genre origins in African American communities
Stale chart and artist information
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What R&B is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and origins.
Definition
Definition.
- What is rhythm and blues, and how did it emerge from jazz, blues and gospel? definition
- Is the question about historical R&B, contemporary R&B or a related genre? boundary
Styles
Styles.
Styles
Styles.
- What styles fall under R&B, from doo-wop and soul to boogaloo, disco-funk and Christian R&B? definition
- Which entry fits the specific style? action
History History.
Attribution.
Eras
Eras.
Eras
Eras.
- How did R&B develop by decade, as music historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Artists
Artists.
Artists
Artists.
- Which artists and labels defined R&B in each era? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific artist? action
Industry Charts and industry.
Sources.
Charts
Charts.
Charts
Charts.
- How have R&B charts and the category itself changed since 1949? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Awards
Awards.
Awards
Awards.
- What awards recognise R&B, and how are they judged? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific award? action
Context Influence and culture.
Context.
Influence
Influence.
Influence
Influence.
- How did R&B shape rock and roll, soul, hip hop and global pop? provenance
- Which entry fits the influence of R&B? action
Culture
Culture and society.
Culture
Culture.
- How does R&B relate to African American history, race and the music industry, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should doo-wop and contemporary R&B be separate primary entries?
- How should music references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming subgenres and crossovers; should they be split off?