Rhythm And Blues

Rhythm And Blues The phrase “rhythm and blues” was first used on June b. Willie Hood , ca. 1905 25, 1949, in Billboard magazine on page 30 as the sales d. May 1954; Chicago, IL chart title “ Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records .” Rhythm and blues music by this point in the late 1940s had evolved from folk blues and other “black-music” forms to become a unique hybrid music that was characterized by elements of various styles. Blues and gospel-influenced vocal effects including melodic…