Rhythm and Blues Kenya Lockett

While studying Rhythm and Blues I learned a lot about black music that I never knew. First I learned who created Rhythm and Blues and what year; Jerry Wexler created Rhythm and Blues in 1947. Then I learned what different music genres make up Rhythm and Blues, which are jazz, gospel, and blues. Music created and performed by African American artists. I also learned that R&B is the abbreviation for Rhythm and blues, which is pretty self explanatory. I learned why Rhythm and Blues was initially created, which was to identify the rocking style of music that combined the twelve bar blues format and boogie- woogie with a back beat. The time period in which Rhythm and Blues was created was the 1940s, a period when blacks were rising. Blacks were doing great things, creating phenomenal music, showing artistic skills, owning towns and more. I also learned about different types of R&B, there are contemporary R&B, soul, and many more. My favorite thing about R&B is its great artist. There are legends such as: Diana Ross, John Lee Hooker, Marvin Gaye, Temptation, Michael Jackson Whitney Houston and more. The new R&B artist would include music sensations such as: Beyonce, John Legend, R Kelly, Ciara, Chris Brown and many more. I really learned a lot about the music my people created. There were many phenomenal artists with over the top hits.