R&B and Soul

The term rhythm and blues was first used as a marketing label to identify all types of music recorded by African American artists. Introduced in 1949 to replace the race music label (a term in use since 1920), rhythm and blues encompassed all black musical traditions, including rural and urban blues, boogie-woogie , black swing, jazz combos , vocal harmony groups , and club lounge trios . It also identified a musical genre that began evolving in the...