Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in the fight for civil rights. In this episode of The Cause: Conversations on Music, History, and Democracy, Dr. Reiland Rabaka explores ...

Having made that point, let’s get back to a more traditional blues standpoint and consider players such as BB King, Albert ...

Jim Oblon takes an eight-bar rhythm and applies some fingerpicking ideas that could take help get you out of a jam and put ...

It is impossible to think of American music in this century without such Southern-derived forms as ragtime, jazz, blues, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun, zydeco, and rock'n'roll.

The influence of R&B, jump blues and jazz artists are heard on the debut album of Jad Tariq, a Memphis guitarist-vocalist and Rhodes College alum.

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Celebrate the legacy of the music of the late 1950s and 60s, following the birth of rock and roll and the explosion of rhythm and blues, with a new generation of artists. Includes performances by ...

The lineup of the 2025 River City Soul Fest will include a widely acclaimed rhythm and blues artist. Singer-songwriter Donell Jones is scheduled to perform Aug. 2 at Peoria’s annual celebration ...

His influential fusion of jazz, rhythm and blues, Latin, funk and dance music inspired generations of musicians, including Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Mary J. Blige, and Tyler, the Creator.