American Hits - The R&B Charts 1942 to 1989

By: Armstrong, David

The phrase "Rhythm and Blues," often abbreviated to "R&B," emerged during the 1940s as a replacement for the term "race music," and served as a broader marketing term describing African American music. R&B became one of the major constituents of rock and roll, along with jazz and country. During the latter part of the 1950s, this led to doo-wop and in the 1960s soul music as made commercially popular by record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798883542335
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"