R&B, better known as Rhythm and Blues originated in 1940s in African American communities mostly New York, Chicago, and Detroit. R&B is a compilation of blues, jazz swing, folk and gospel. R&B was incorporated into rock and roll but diverted in the 1960s. In the 70s R&B flourished with the use of syncopated rhythms, Afrocentric lyrics and expanded instrumentation.
R&B can be dived into Classical R&B and Contemporary R&B.1940s-1960s being the classical R&B Era with an overlap of rock n roll, guitar-based instrumentation and inspiration from blues and gospel. Contemporary R&B-most recent/common- Era incorporates keyboard-based instrumentation, hip-hop, and smooth-jazz.
Some R&B Artist are:
Erykah Badu
James brown
Etta James
Prince
Smokey Robinson
