![]() Gospel, jazz, and blues also provided musical forms such as 32-bar songs and 12-bar blues patterns to the new style. Gospel and blues music provided a system of dramatic vocal techniques, which were crafted by artists into highly stylized personal mannerisms. ![]() From the swing tradition, rhythm and blues musicians adopted the riff-based horn arrangements and driving rhythms of groups such as Count Basie and His Orchestra. R&B artists combined the conventions of several popular music styles: swing jazz, boogie woogie, gospel blues, blues, and, in some cases, novelty pop. Rhythm and blues laid the foundation for numerous subsequent styles including rock and roll, soul, disco, funk, jazz fusion, rap and, most recently, “smooth” (contemporary) jazz. The term “rhythm and blues” describes a number of historically specific styles that have grown out of the African American vernacular music tradition since mid-century. Things began to change during the mid-1940s, though. Artists like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie reigned in America’s popular imagination and on the record sales charts. Before rhythm and blues, the swing style of jazz was considered the most popular music of the day. The appearance of rhythm and blues or “R&B” marks one of the most important developments in American popular music. Award Winners THE RISE OF RHYTHM AND BLUES. ![]()
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