Cleveland’s story as an early torchbearer of rhythm and blues begins in the late 1940s when this new genre of pulsating, ...

Roberta Flack, the gifted rhythm and blues singer and pianist ... appreciation and foundation in their children. From her early childhood, Roberta revealed herself to be musically exceptional ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

If that rhythmic element was emphasized in order to make it easier to dance to, people began calling it rhythm ... blues into ...

Jazz and blues are types of music that can trace their roots back to the early 20th Century ... piano or guitar which make up the rhythm section. Below you can watch and listen to a selection ...

Having made that point, let’s get back to a more traditional blues standpoint and consider players such as BB King, Albert ...