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- DictionaryR & B
noun
- 1. short for rhythm and blues
- 2. a kind of pop music of African American origin with a soulful vocal style featuring improvisation.
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- Rhythm and blues
Genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ... [with a] heavy, insistent beat" was becoming more popular. Wikipedia
