R & B Music History

In the history of music r & b, r & b music is divided into four major parts, namely Early R & B, Motown and Soul, Funk and Disco, and also Dance and Rap. R & b music history continues to the end of 1940, this year RCA Victor black market their music as "Blues and Rhythm". And in this year began to develop the kind of music that is based on the rhythm of Boogie-Woogie who then called Jump Blues. Many musicians that carries this kind of music as Lousi Jordan who dominated the Billboard charts in this year with five songs. And then continues to 1949 where the term Rhythm and Blues began to replace category Harlem Hit Parade on the Billboard charts, and which dominated the charts in the year it is the song "The Huckle Buck" belonged to Paul Williams.

Then in the 1950s, r & b music history here Johnny Otis spend a lot of songs and began to dominate the charts. R & b music history in 1951 also appeared a radio announcer named Alan Freed who often play an r & b song on his radio show, he described the r & b plays as a rock 'n roll. In this year also appeared some r & b musicians such as Little Richard who pulled the whole world's attention because of the type of music r & b new, faster and funky.
In the history of music r & b can be said in the 1950s were the years that are important to music r & b, r & b music in this year became popular and beat of music such as jazz and rock 'n roll. Here also appear some musicians and some great concerts the musicians early r & b.


R & b music history continued into the 1960s in which the musicians of Motown Records Berry Goody belonging to dominate the music market r & b. some famous artist such as The Temptations, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. In this year also music r & b soul music is said to be the white man, the kind of music is called blue-eyed soul.

In the history of music r & b appears also Contemporary R & B which is a combination of music from genres such as rhythm and blues, pop, soul, funk and hip hop. This music comes after the disappearance of disco music in the 1980s.
R & b music history continued when the transition from soul to R & B music in the 1980s. Appeared several musicians who took over the stairs Alau such as Michael Jackson and Prince. Michael Jackson album titled "Thriller" became one of the most sold albums worldwide. Here also appear some r & b singer women like Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson who won popularity in the late 1980s. In addition, there is also New Edition, which eventually became the prototype of a boyband like Backstreet Boys and New Kids Ont The Block.

R & b music history continued in the 1990s with the advent of a musical group called Boyz II Men who popularized this type of music-sou classic vocal harmonies. Then there Babbyface who was the producer of Janet Jackson, Babyface career as a solo artist develops with bringing the songs with the kind of music R & B smooth. R & b music history in the 1990s is also developing the kind of music r & b combined with hip hop, who then called hip hop soul. singers who brought this kind of music such as Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah, R Kelly and Brandy.

In the history of music r & b in the 1990s, successful singer like Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men brought contemporary r & b into the mainstream musical tastes, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men have one duet song titled "One Sweet Day", and a song this successfully ranked number one in the Billboard Hot 100. Then there Missy Elliott more combine r & b and hip hop simultaneously.

R & b music history continues, from the 1990s to the 2000s then many bermunculuan r & b musicians both group and solo, but the more dominant is the solo singers, such as Jennifer Lopez and group NSYNC. There was also Britney Spears, Gwen Steffany and Pink. In the 2000s athun mixing between music r & b and hip hop growing famous artists in the 2000s such as Usher, Beyonce and Mariah Carey. And of course there are many artists r & b which won popularity from the 2000s until today.      

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