R and B
R and B (also written R & B, stands for rhythm and blues) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues, which was first introduced by pemusikAfrika-American. The term was first used as a marketing term in the music in the United States in 1947 by Jerry Wexler who worked at Billboard magazine. [1] This term replaces the term race music and the Billboard category Harlem Hit Parade in June 1949. [2] In 1948, RCA Victor black music marketed under the name Blues and Rhythm. The phrase is reversed by Wexler of Atlantic Records, which became a record company who leads the R & B in the early years.
History
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In 1948, RCA Victor record company marketing the music of blacks who called the Blues and Rhythm. In the same year, Louis Jordan dominated the top five R & B charts with three songs, and two of his songs, based on the rhythm of the famous boogie-woogie in the 1940s. Band Jordan, Tympany Five (1938) consisted of himself as a vocal and saxophone player and other musicians as trumpeter, tenor saxophone, piano, bass, and drums.
Reference
Sacks, Leo (Aug. 29, 1993). "The Soul of Jerry Wexler. " New York Times. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
Cohn, Lawrence: "Nothing But the Blues" page 314, 1993
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