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5 days ago · 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.
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3 days ago · African Americans. African-American music is a broad term covering a diverse range of musical genres largely developed by African Americans and their culture. Its origins are in musical forms that developed as a result of the enslavement of African Americans prior to the American Civil War.
4 days ago · The origins of the blues are poorly documented. Blues developed in the southern United States after the American Civil War (1861–65). It was influenced by work songs and field hollers, minstrel show music, ragtime, church music, and the folk and popular music of the white population.
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- The blues is a form of secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century, originally in the South. Although instrumental ac...
- In the 19th century the English phrase blue devils referred to the upsetting hallucinations brought on by severe alcohol withdrawal. This was later...
- The origins of the blues are poorly documented, but it is believed that after the American Civil War (1861–65), formerly enslaved African Americans...
- In the early 20th century the blues (among several other popular genres of music) was considered seductive and destructive by parents and clergy wh...
- The blues has a distinct melancholic and somber tone, which is achieved through vocal techniques such as melisma, rhythmic techniques such as synco...
1 day ago · Back in the United States, Richard recorded six rock and roll songs with his 1950's band, the Upsetters for Little Star Records, under the name "World Famous Upsetters", hoping this would keep his options open in maintaining his position as a minister.
2 days ago · Experimenting with a new sound, Orbison and Joe Melson wrote a song in early 1960 which, using elements from "Uptown", and another song they had written called "Come Back to Me (My Love)", employed strings and the Anita Kerr doo-wop backing singers.
4 days ago · Experience the classic 1950s and 1960s Doo Wop era with a trip to Doo Wop and More in Branson, Missouri. This exhilarating live music show features top-notch vocalists who will take you back in time with irresistible harmonies and nostalgic tunes.
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3 days ago · Tracks: 1: Crazy Love - The Royaltones. 2: Indian Girl - The Capris. 3: Starlight Tonight - The Inspirators. 4: You Know You're Doing Me Wrong - The Harptones. 5: I Beg Your Forgiveness - Co-Eds. 6: Possibility - The Crowns. 7: My Heart (I'M BLUE WITHOUT YOU) - The Keytones. 8: Jingle Jingle - The Tremaines.
