Rhythm and blues is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences.
Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term rhythm and blues in 1948 as a musical marketing term in the United States. It replaced the term "race music", which originally came from within the black community, but was deemed offensive in the postwar world. Writer/producer Robert Palmer defined rhythm & blues as "a catchall term referring to any music that was made by and for… read more
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Top Tracks
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| 1 | Ray Charles — Hit the Road Jack |
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| 2 | Otis Redding — (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay |
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| 3 | Aretha Franklin — Chain of Fools |
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| 4 | James Brown — I Got You (I Feel Good) |
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| 5 | Wilson Pickett — Land Of 1000 Dances |
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| 6 | Al Green — Love and Happiness |
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| 7 | Aretha Franklin — Respect |
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| 8 | Otis Redding — These Arms of Mine |
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| 9 | Screamin' Jay Hawkins — I Put a Spell on You |
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| 10 | Aretha Franklin — (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman |
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