Rhythm and blues originated in the 1940s as a genre of popular African American music. By the 1950s, R&B started to define the sound of rock n' roll as artists like Little Richard had hits with songs like "Tutti Frutti" and "Long Tall Sally." R&B evolved from blues and jazz and became popular due to its danceability, while lyrics typically focused on everyday life.

1. R&B Historical Research
By Nishat Aziz.

2. Rhythm and blues is a genre of popular AfricanAmerican music that originated in the 1940s.
 The term R&B was first used by Billboard
Magazine in the late 1940s.

3. By the 1950′s R&B was starting to define the
sound of Rock n Roll. In the early fifties Little
Richard started recording for RCA Records and
by the mid fifties had hits with “Tutti Frutti” and
“Long Tall Sally.”

4. R&B was an African- American urban sound that
evolved from Blues and Jazz.
It became popular because of its dance ability.
Lyrics about R&B were about everyday life.
By the 1980s R&B was defining music that
involved soul, funk, rock n roll and pop music.

5. By the 90′s artists like Levert, Keith Sweat,
Jodeci, and BellBivDeVoe were taking love songs
in the R&B genre to another level. Classic-Soul
and vocal harmonies were being popularized by
Mariah Carey, TLC, R. Kelly, and Boyz II Men.

6. Going into the 21st century R&B would include
New Jack Swing, Hip-hop, and Neo-Soul.