Rhythm and blues music

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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 black Americans". He has used the term R&B as a synonym for jump blues. Lawrence Cohn, au… read more

Top Artists

Ray Charles

1,728,643 listeners
James Brown

1,660,857 listeners
Marvin Gaye

2,038,929 listeners
Aretha Franklin

1,840,791 listeners
Otis Redding

1,490,044 listeners
Al Green

1,361,251 listeners
The Blues Brothers

510,560 listeners
Sam Cooke

1,062,120 listeners
Etta James

1,150,378 listeners
Curtis Mayfield

900,608 listeners

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Top Tracks

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1	Play track	Love this track	Hit the Road Jack	Ray Charles	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
2	Play track	Love this track	(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	Otis Redding	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
3	Play track	Love this track	Chain of Fools	Aretha Franklin	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
4	Play track	Love this track	I Got You (I Feel Good)	James Brown	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
5	Play track	Love this track	Land Of 1000 Dances	Wilson Pickett	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
6	Play track	Love this track	Love and Happiness	Al Green	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
7	Play track	Love this track	Respect	Aretha Franklin	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
8	Play track	Love this track	These Arms of Mine	Otis Redding	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
9	Play track	Love this track	I Put a Spell on You	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading
10	Play track	Love this track	(You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman	Aretha Franklin	Loading	Love this track Set track as current obsession Get track Loading