The precursors of rhythm and blues came from jazz and blues, which overlapped in the Late 1920s,1930s

The Tympany Five formed. Lawrence Cohn described the music as "grittier than his boogie-era jazz-tinged blues

Savoy founded

the beginning of R&B. Erry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term "rhythm and blues" in 1948 as a musical marketing term in the United States. It replaced the term "race music"... which originally came from within the black community

Louis Jordan dominated the top five listings of R&B

The term "rhythm and blues" was used by Billboard in its chart listings from June 1949.R&b really hit the the billboards !!!

Johnny Otis, who had signed with the Newark, New Jersey-based Savoy Records, produced many R&B hits in 1951, including: "Double Crossing Blues", "Mistrustin' Blues" and "Cupid's Boogie", all of which hit number one that year.

Antoine Dominique ( Fats Domino) made the top 30 of the pop charts in 1952 and 1953, then the top 10 with "Ain't That a Shame"

A doo-wop group had the #4 hit of the years

the Sh-BOOM became the first hit to cross over from the R&B chart

Two Elvis Presley records made the R&B top five in 1957: "Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice" at #1, and "All Shook Up" at #5, an unprecedented acceptance of a non-African American artist into a music category known for being created by blacks

Nat King Cole (Jazz) who had #1 AND #2 hits in the early 1950s

Bill Black helped Elvis Presley career

Motown Million selling single

Stay Records had its first hits with Carla Thomas. “Cause I Love You.” The song agrew to be a regional hit selling more than 30,000 records and offering then Satellite records its first hit song.

The rolling stones

mixing in Hip-Hop. the R&B artists and groups from this same period began adding even more of a hip-hop sound to their work

ICE ICE BABY!!! This and and MC Hammer's U Can't Touch proved that rap could work as pop.

The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The series provided a family-friendly face for hip-hop in the 90s

Tupac and Biggie ( all time favorites) die.

Eminem releases hits. "white trash" as the middle America called him as the R&B came from African Americans

Queen B (Beyoncè) goes solo!! Beyoncé Knowles first captured the public's eye as lead vocalist of the R&B group Destiny's Child. She later established a solo career ...

Jay Z named president of Def Jam Records

Lil wayne leads Hip-Hop into the internet. This was around the time piracy and illegal downloads were becoming popular and Lil Wayne was one of the artists whose songs were leaked but he turned it to his advantage...