R&B Music Guide: The Evolution of Rhythm and Blues - 2024 - MasterClass
Music

R&B Music Guide: The Evolution of Rhythm and Blues

Written by MasterClass

Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 4 min read

For decades, the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 40 charts have been populated with rhythm and blues, an American musical genre first developed by Black artists in the mid-twentieth century.