There is a type of music called R&B. Does that stand for anything?

blurrystar1

Yes, R&B stands for Rhythm and Blues. Jul 23 04, 2:48 AM

g14n

Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by African American artists. In 1947, the term rhythm and blues was coined as a musical marketing term in the United States by Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine. It replaced the term race music, which originally came from within the black community, but was deemed offensive in the postwar world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26b Feb 03 08, 11:20 PM

Baloo55th

The stuff referred to now as R&B bears very little resemblance to what Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters used to do under that classification. It's a sort of mix of hip-hop, (c)rap - the c is always silent - and whatever else the DJs get paid to plug. Feb 04 08, 2:49 PM

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