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Essay heading: Rhythm and Blues
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By the early 1960's rhythm and blues, in its narrowest sense, was an ageing and increasing genre. As R and B evolved, like the blues had before it, the golden age of 60's soul was born. In the mid 1980's, younger singers combined the hard rhythms of rap with R and B. With in this R and B mix, there was plenty of room for different band formations...
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In the mid 1980's, younger singers combined the hard rhythms of rap with R and B. With in this R and B mix, there was plenty of room for different band formations. The surfacing of rhythm and blues was influenced musically, by the blues.
Some feel that rhythm and blues is a way to approach music, a philosophy...
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