Evolving out of jump blues in the late '40s, R&B laid the groundwork for rock & roll. R&B kept the tempo and the drive of jump blues, but its instrumentation was sparer and the emphasis was on the song, not improvisation. It was blues chord changes played with an insistent backbeat. During the '50s, R&B was dominated by vocalists like Ray Charles and Ruth Brown, as well as vocal groups like the Drifters and the Coasters. Eventually, R&B metamorphosed into soul, which was funkier and looser than the pile-driving rhythms of R&B. Soul came to describe a number of R&B-based music styles. From the bouncy, catchy acts at Motown to the horn-driven, gritty soul of Stax/Volt, there was an immense amount of diversity within soul. During the first part of the '60s, soul music remained close to its R&B roots. However, musicians pushed the music in different directions; usually, different regions of America produced different kinds of soul. In urban centers like New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago, the music concentrated on vocal interplay and smooth productions. In Detroit, Motown concentrated on creating a pop-oriented sound that was informed equally by gospel, R&B, and rock & roll. In the South, the music became harder and tougher, relying on syncopated rhythms, raw vocals, and blaring horns. All of these styles formed soul, which ruled the black music charts throughout the '60s and also frequently crossed over into the pop charts. During the '60s and '70s, soul began to splinter apart -- artists like James Brown and Sly Stone developed funk; Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff initiated Philly soul with the O'Jays and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes; and later in the decade, danceable R&B became a mass phenomenon with the brief disco fad. During the '80s and '90s, the polished, less earthy sound of urban and quiet storm ruled the airwaves, but even then, R&B began adding stylistic components of hip-hop until -- by the end of the millennium -- there were hundreds of artists who featured both rapping and singing on their records.
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Title/Composer | Performer | Stream |
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What'd I Say, Pts. 1-2 | Ray Charles | |
Respect | Aretha Franklin | |
Stevie Wonder | ||
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson | |
Whitney Houston | ||
Real Love Mark Morales / L.A. Reid | Mary J. Blige | |
Al Green | ||
Love Train Kenny Gamble / Leon Huff | The O'Jays | |
Rick James | ||
When Doves Cry | Prince and the Revolution | |
Creep | TLC | |
I Can't Stand Losing You | The Ink Spots | |
Saturday Night Fish Fry | Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 | |
Sixty Minute Man Rose Marks / Billy Ward | Billy Ward & the Dominoes | |
Money Honey | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters | |
The Great Pretender | The Platters | |
Duke of Earl | Gene Chandler | |
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1 & 2 James Brown / Alfred Ellis / Pee Wee Ellis | James Brown | |
Martha & the Vandellas | ||
Ain't Too Proud to Beg Eddie Holland / Norman Whitfield | The Temptations | |
The Impressions | ||
One Nation Under a Groove George Clinton / Walter 'Junie' Morrison / Garry Shider | Funkadelic | |
ABC Berry Gordy, Jr. / Alphonso Mizell / Freddie Perren / Deke Richards | The Jackson 5 | |
Chic | ||
Mr. Big Stuff Joseph Broussard / Carol Washington / Carrol Washington / Ralph Williams | Jean Knight | |
Marvin Gaye | ||
I'll Be Around Thom Bell / Phil Hurtt | The Spinners | |
Sly & the Family Stone | ||
Fight the Power, Pt. 1 Ernie Isley / Marvin Isley / O'Kelly Isley / Ronald Isley / Rudolph Isley / Chris Jasper | The Isley Brothers | |
Feel Like Makin' Love | Roberta Flack | |
Easy | Commodores | |
And the Beat Goes On William Shelby / Stephen Shockley / Leon Sylvers III | The Whispers | |
L.T.D. | ||
Juicy Fruit | Mtume | |
Earth, Wind & Fire | ||
I'm Every Woman Nickolas Ashford / Valerie Simpson | Chaka Khan | |
Time Will Reveal | DeBarge | |
Just Be Good to Me James Harris III / Terry Lewis | The S.O.S. Band | |
That's the Way Love Goes | Janet Jackson | |
Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) Nellee Hooper / Simon 'The Funky Ginger' Law / Beresford Romeo / Caron Wheeler | Soul II Soul | |
One in a Million | Aaliyah | |
Pretty Wings Hod David / Musze | Maxwell | |
Bills, Bills, Bills Beyoncé / Kevin 'She'kspere' Briggs / Kandi / LeToya Luckett / Kelly Rowland | Destiny's Child | |
We Belong Together Johnta Austin / Mariah Carey / Jermaine Dupri / Kenneth Edmonds / Sidney Allen Johnson / Patrick Moten | Mariah Carey | |
You Don't Know My Name J.R. Bailey / Melvin Kent / Alicia Keys / Harold Lilly / Kanye West | Alicia Keys | |
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) The-Dream / Thaddis Harrell / Beyoncé Knowles / Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart | Beyoncé | |
Yeah! Christopher Bridges / Sean Garrett / LaMarquis Jefferson / Robert 'Rob' McDowell / James Phillips / Jonathan Smith | Usher | |
Adorn | Miguel | |
Happy [From Despicable Me 2] | Pharrell Williams | |
Dancing in the Street Marvin Gaye / Ivy Jo Hunter / William 'Mickey' Stevenson | Martha & the Vandellas |
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