Black Artists That Redefined the R&B Sound

Black Artists That Redefined the R&B Sound

Source: American Music Awards / Getty Rhythm and Blues has been a major staple in music, especially in shaping the history of Black artists and their sound. R&B came from the blending of soul genres including blues, jazz, big band swing and more. Though the sound isn’t credited to a single artist, it was reported that producer and journalist Jerry Wexler coined the name in 1948 as a marketing term to replace the name “race music.” Throughout the…