rhythm and blues

rhythm and blues
noun
a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
• Syn: ↑R and B

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noun
: popular music typically including elements of blues and African-American folk music and marked by a strong beat and simple melody — compare soul music herein

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rhythm and blues singular noun
A type of music combining the styles of rock'n'roll and the blues
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Main Entry: ↑rhythm

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rhythm and blues UK US noun [uncountable] music
a type of popular music that African American musicians developed from blues and jazz. Rhythm and blues is often called R and B . http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/rhythm-and-blues.htm
Thesaurus: types of musichyponym

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rhythm and blues,
U.S. rock'n'roll with blues as its melodic element.

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(abbr.: R & B) n. a form of popular music of African-American origin that arose during the 1940s from blues, with the addition of driving rhythms taken from jazz. It was an immediate precursor of rock and roll

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noun [noncount]
: a type of popular music performed by African-Americans that was developed originally by combining elements of blues and jazz — abbr. R & B

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ˌrhythm and ˈblues [rhythm and blues] noun uncountable (abbr. R & B)
a type of music that is a mixture of ↑blues and ↑jazz and has a strong rhythm
 
Culture:
Rhythm and blues was developed in the 1950s and 1960s and played especially by ↑African Americans. Leading R and B stars included ‘Muddy’ Waters, Joe Turner, B B King and ‘Fats’ Domino.

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  • rhythm and blues — noun uncount a type of popular music that African American musicians developed from BLUES and jazz. Rhythm and blues is often called R and B …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • rhythm and blues — ☆ rhythm and blues n. a form of American popular music, influenced by the blues and characterized by a strong beat: rock and roll derives from it …   English World dictionary

  • Rhythm and Blues — 〈[rı̣ðəm ənd blu:z] m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Musik〉 stark rhythmisierte Bluesmusik der amerikan. Schwarzen [Etym.: engl., »Rhythmus und Blues«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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