2007-02-01 12:02:14 · 27 answers · asked by thebrainwaver 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
rythm and blues
2007-02-01 12:04:29 · answer #1 · answered by Shamus O'Larry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
R & B stands for Rhythm and Blues; in the 80s it took a backseat to newer forms of popular music such as Urban Contemporary, which included music such as Lionel Richie, Micheal Jackson and New Edition, in the 90s it split even further into such genre as New Jack Swing (think Wrecks and Effect, Backstreet), Hip-Hop Soul (think Soul to Soul, Mary J. Blidge) and by the 21st century it had turned into NeoSoul. About the closest mainstream artist we have to what R & B used to stand for is Robin Thicke. The irony is that it appears that "true" R & B has become the new Jazz, which means that other cultures have picked up on it but the one's who had originally pioneered the sound are no longer interested in it. On the other hand, many are implying that the success of Chris Brown, with his pure, unadulterated lyrics actually suggests that real R & B is back, just that it's a bit ahead of it's time right now ...
2007-02-01 20:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by collard greens with hash browns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm and Blues, Baby!
2007-02-01 20:33:26 · answer #3 · answered by mithril 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythem and Blues and its a style of music closely related to the blues, with its roots in the 1940s. Closely tied to rock 'n' roll. In the 1980s However It was a contemporary style of pop and soul music. Reasearched from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. At
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R&B
I hope this helped!
2007-02-01 20:11:29 · answer #4 · answered by JeanZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for rhythm and blues. You know, you probably could've googled this question, gotten the answer, and not lose five points.
2007-02-01 20:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by reese.cups 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm & Blues
2007-02-01 20:04:58 · answer #6 · answered by Desiree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm & Blues
2007-02-01 20:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by Candice M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm and Blues
2007-02-01 20:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by McLovin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
R&B stands for Rythm & Blues
2007-02-01 20:05:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm and Blues.
2007-02-01 20:06:03 · answer #10 · answered by mandapandaz80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm and Blues.
2007-02-01 20:04:45 · answer #11 · answered by Tony M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋