rhythm and blues

[ rith-uhmuhn blooz ]
noun

  1. a folk-based but urbanized form of Black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.

Origin of rhythm and blues

1
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
  • Also rhythm-and-blues .

Words Nearby rhythm and blues

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British Dictionary definitions for rhythm and blues

rhythm and blues
noun

  1. (functioning as singular) any of various kinds of popular music derived from or influenced by the blues: Abbreviation: R & B

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