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Bessie Smith, Big Bill Broonzy, Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, and Son House are a few of the pioneering musicians who contributed to the development of the blues.
"Rhythm and blues" – what is it?
A number of post-World War II African-American popular music genres as well as some white rock music that was influenced by it are referred to as rhythm and blues, sometimes known as rhythm & blues or R&B.
In 1947, when editing the charts for the trade newspaper Billboard, Jerry Wexler discovered that the record labels recording Black popular music found the then-current chart names (Harlem Hit Parade, Sepia, Race) to be offensive.
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