History 1
What was R&B's original name?
When was R&B first introduced?
The early 1940s.
The songwriting format of R&B.
Verse to chorus ratio
Girl, it breaks my heart that you ain't right here with me...
Now I gotta give you back (gotta give you back) to the city, oh you got me
Smoking Out The Window by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak (Silk Sonic)
This artist is married to Jay-Z.
Beyonce
Who was considered to be the first R&B artist?
Louis Jordan
What was the name of Louis Jordan's song?
Is you Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Who owned the radio station WERD?
J.B. Blayton
Don't go chasing waterfalls...
Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
Waterfalls by TLC
Who sang the song Supermodel in 2017?
SZA
Who came up with the term R&B?
Jerry Wexler
R&B shared a lot of the same qualities as what popular genre of music at that time?
Swing
What were the two radio stations owned by Zenas Sears?
WGST and WOAK
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, take care of T-C-B
Respect by Aretha Franklin
This artist was the only female performer at the Super Bowl this past February.
Mary J. Blige
When did R&B become an official style of music?
In 1949
Five U.S. cities that had high Black American populations.
Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York.
What are the two types of R&B?
Contemporary R&B and Alternative R&B
Why the sudden change...
Say my name, say my name
Say My Name by Destiny's Child
This artist is blind.
Stevie Wonder
The three places that first allowed R&B to be performed.
The Municipal Auditorium, The 81 Theatre, and The Royal Peacock Club.
What was the Great Migration?
When Black Americans were allowed to leave the south and migrate to other areas of the U.S.
How were most R&B songs expressed earlier on?
Not written down, but instead, told as stories of struggle and redemption.
That's the way love goes...
Like a moth to a flame, burned by the fire
That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson
This artist featured Pitbull in DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love.
Usher