English Explanatory Dictionary

rhythm and blues

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
  2. Shoes.

Word forms

rhythm and blues

Etymology

First use appears c. 1924, in Billboard, replacing earlier race music.

Synonyms

R & B

Related words

race music

Derived words

contemporary R&B
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