History of R&B

R and B stands for Rhythm and Blues, the African-American urban sound has evolved from blues and jazz. However R and B has been called a combination of different music types, including rocking and jazz with a heavy and insistent beat during the late 1940's. Due to the dace ability that R and B has it quickly because more and more popular. The first magazine to include R and B music was Billboard during the late 1940's. 

R and B lyrics are relatable as they are about everyday life. Although the lyrics are about everyday life the songs are also about: work, sex and drinking. One of the first main R and B hits was by Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers, the song that they recorded was called dirty boogie. At the time the song was punished it was thought to have been "raunchy" and "risqué" for its time. 

At the time of the 1950's R and B was starting to be one of the main sounds of Rock and Roll. 

Further on into the 1960's R and B music also started to include soul. As we then progress into the seventies more genres like disco and funk were added to the R and B category. R and B then progressed into being a definition for all types of genres including: soul, funk, rock and roll and pop music. 

As R and Bs popularity continued to grow artists like Lebert, Keith Swear, Jodeci and BellBivDeVoe were taking the songs about love they were creating to a whole other level during the 90s. Now a days we have artists like Mariah Carey, who is known for her vocal harmonies and classic-soul. R and B continues to grow today with many different successful artists from Rihanna to Lil Wayne.