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Apr 3, 2023 · To honor one of the more pivotal eras of R&B music, here’s a look (in no particular order) at 10 acts that made an impact on rhythm and blues in the ’50s, and its break into popular culture.
Find the top 100 R&B songs for the year of 1950 and listen to them all! Can you guess the number one R&B song in 1950? Find out now!
No.Song ArtistTitle1Teardrops from My Eyes Ruth Brown2Pink Champagne Joe Liggins and His ...3Mona Lisa Nat King Cole4Double Crossing Blues Johnny Otis- Michael Jackson. A dynamic force as the pre-teen frontman of chart-topping family group The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson moonwalked his way into solo superstardom.
- Stevie Wonder. Over the course of his five-decade career, Steveland Morris has often been dubbed the eighth wonder of the world. Blind since birth but blessed with natural gifts as a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Stevie Wonder is one of the few artists able to successfully transition from teen to adult stardom.
- Smokey Robinson. With his piercing green eyes, sweet falsetto and prolific pen, William “Smokey” Robinson has kept females swooning since the ‘60s when he and his group The Miracles helped put Motown on the map with such love-charged hits as “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” and “Ooo Baby Baby.”
- Ray Charles. Nicknamed “The Genius” for his skills as a singer, songwriter, musician and composer, Ray Charles set off a firestorm in 1955. That’s when he scored his first No. 1 single, “I’ve Got a Woman” — and simultaneously pioneered the soul genre with his game-changing combination of R&B, gospel and blues.
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
Ma Rainey. Jimmy Rushing, 1946. Bessie Smith, 1936. Mamie Smith. Henry Townsend, 1983. Ethel Waters, 1943. Curley Weaver. Big Joe Williams, 1971. Jimmy Witherspoon, 1974. Contents. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. J. K. L. M. O.
NameBirth YearDeath YearOrigin19041994Ohio19001954Texasc.1909UnknownAlabama19071949IllinoisPeople also ask
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History. Gap in the chart. Chart names. List. References. Lists of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits. Linked here are Billboard magazine's number-one rhythm and blues hits. The Billboard R&B chart is today known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. History.
Apr 19, 2024 · Rhythm and blues, term used for several types of postwar African-American popular music, as well as for some white rock music derived from it. Perhaps the most commonly understood meaning of the term is as a description of the sophisticated urban music that had been developing since the 1930s.
