rhythm and blues
nounDefinition of rhythm and blues
: popular music typically including elements of blues and African American folk music and marked by a strong beat and simple chord structure
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In the 1950s, American popular rhythm and blues music spread overseas to Jamaica, and the sounds had a massive impact on the culture of the island. — Estelle Caswell, Vox, "Where Sicko Mode’s weirdest moments came from," 20 Aug. 2019 As an example of that, Stuart recalled country star Porter Wagoner introducing rhythm and blues legend James Brown at the Grand Ole Opry. — oregonlive.com, "Ken Burns on new ‘Country Music’ documentary: ‘You join a family’ when you become a country music fan," 29 July 2019 Grand Funk Railroad made the template for ‘70s arena rock, but did so by pointing back to hits of the Brill Building and early rhythm and blues, giving the music a chunky and distorted power. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Bret Michaels and Grand Funk Railroad to headline MDA benefit," 5 July 2019 The guitarist and songwriter, born in Windsor, got his start as a teenager playing at rhythm and blues clubs around Hartford, went on to form the band the Wildweeds and eventually ended up playing in NRBQ for a couple decades. — John Adamian, courant.com, "Big Al Anderson and the Floor Models playing The Kate," 28 June 2019 His psychedelic rhythm and blues fit the picture perfectly. — Doug Maccash, nola.com, "The world reacts to Dr. John’s death," 6 June 2019 New Orleans’ great psychedelic rhythm and blues master Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., better known by his stage name Dr. John, died on Thursday (June 6) at age 77. — Doug Maccash, nola.com, "Dr. John’s second-line parade rambled through the Treme Friday," 7 June 2019 African drumming, jazz, blues, neo-soul, gospel, rhythm and blues, and reggae music, exhibits, health screenings, two-on-two basketball tourney, art and crafts, food. — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, "Six fun SF Bay Area ways to celebrate Juneteenth 2019," 6 June 2019 It was formed in the 1970s and was famous for a distinctive blend of soul, funk and New Orleans rhythm and blues. — Washington Post, "Neville Brothers saxophonist Charles Neville dead at 79," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rhythm and blues.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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