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A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
This is a list of soul musicians who have either been influential within the genre, or have had a considerable amount of fame. Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
The Allman Joys. Alma Cogan. Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Amboy Dukes. Ambrose Slade. Amen Corner. The American Breed. The Ames Brothers. The Andrew Oldham Orchestra.
This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
A. A-Q – hip hop artist. Abiodun Koya (born 1980) – gospel singer, opera singer. Ada Ehi – Gospel Artiste and songwriter. Adé Bantu – Nigerian-German musician, producer, front man of the 13 piece band BANTU. Adekunle Gold – singer, songwriter. Adesua Etomi-Wellington. Adewale Ayuba – fuji music singer. Ado Gwanja – hausa singer.
In 1960, Billboard published the Hot R&B Sides chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published as Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ...
Gallery. Bill Haley of Bill Haley and the Comets singing "Rock Around the Clock", 1955. Elvis Presley in a publicity photo for Jailhouse Rock (1957) Chuck Berry in 1957. Fats Domino singing "Blueberry Hill" on The Alan Freed Show c. 1956.