rhythm and blues
noun
: popular music typically including elements of blues and African American folk music and marked by a strong beat and simple chord structure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The unique mixture of rhythm and blues, soul, Cajun, and Creole music, born in the living rooms and back roads of St. Landry Parish, has been around for more than half a century. 
Wateasa Freeman, Chron, 17 Sep. 2022 Robert Cray and other modern blues artists have recorded at Ardent, and Willie Mitchell created the Memphis rhythm and blues sound at Royal. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Pregame in the District will feature $2 Coors Light 5:30 to 7 p.m. Time-warp fireworks will be themed for Motown/Disco/’80s rap and rhythm and blues. Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 July 2022 Charles Brown was our very special guest, a legendary rhythm and blues pioneer. Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 18 July 2022 That mindset tends to ignore the fact that rock and roll, a genre that dates back to the late 1940s, grew out of various other genres such as gospel, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and, yes, country music. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022 Choir, country, garage rock, jazz, Motown, rhythm and blues, rock, Spanish and tribute are just some of the types of performers booked for Portage LIVE! Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2022 Rock and roll started with Black rhythm and blues (also called R&B). Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2022 His music touched on several genres, including Louisiana rhythm and blues, country-pop, boogie-woogie and gospel. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022 See More
Wateasa Freeman, Chron, 17 Sep. 2022 Robert Cray and other modern blues artists have recorded at Ardent, and Willie Mitchell created the Memphis rhythm and blues sound at Royal. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Pregame in the District will feature $2 Coors Light 5:30 to 7 p.m. Time-warp fireworks will be themed for Motown/Disco/’80s rap and rhythm and blues. Marc Bona, cleveland, 31 July 2022 Charles Brown was our very special guest, a legendary rhythm and blues pioneer. Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 18 July 2022 That mindset tends to ignore the fact that rock and roll, a genre that dates back to the late 1940s, grew out of various other genres such as gospel, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and, yes, country music. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2022 Choir, country, garage rock, jazz, Motown, rhythm and blues, rock, Spanish and tribute are just some of the types of performers booked for Portage LIVE! Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2022 Rock and roll started with Black rhythm and blues (also called R&B). Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2022 His music touched on several genres, including Louisiana rhythm and blues, country-pop, boogie-woogie and gospel. Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above