What's in a name?
R&B
Rhythm and Blues
Aretha experimented with many genres of music, but she is nicknamed as this form of royalty of this specific genre.
"The Queen of Soul"
Percussion was usually handled by one person on this type of percussion setup.
The genre of dance tempos and slight syncopation in the drums, this first of three genres that took the spotlight away from classic R&B induced an era of bright clothes and afros.
Disco
After 1980, any music that could fit the mold of R&B that followed in the footsteps of Funk, Soul, and Disco would be called this.
Contemporary R&B
The original, culturally insensitive name for Rhythm and Blues.
Find out what it means to her! This catchy tune earned Franklin her first two musical academy awards.
Respect
The Bass player in an R&B combo first played one of these by plucking instead of using a bow, before it was replaced with the electric bass.
Concert String Bass
This second genre of three that eclipsed the popularity of classic R&B was greatly experimented with by the likes of Stevie Wonder and James Brown, allowing listeners to "get ______y"
Funk
While notably popular in the 1970s, this man didn't reach his true notoriety until his 1980s hit, "Sexual Healing".
Marvin Gaye
One of the three inspirations of classic R&B, this genre is Folk Music that lyrically expresses feelings but doesn't necessarily tell a story.
Blues
This musical academy award is no stranger to Aretha, as she earned a great deal of them over the course of her career.
Grammy
This string instrument was regularly used for chords and melody, and eventually was replaced by an electric counterpart.
Guitar
This third genre that extinguished the flame of early R&B music speaks loudly, softly, and from the heart, or ______.
Soul
"She's a super freak!" And he might not be, but his experimentation with funky bass lines made him very popular with new dancing styles of the 1980s.
Rick James
One of the three inspirations of classic R&B, this genre incorporated experimental rhythms and the rise of syncopation in American music, to catch listeners off guard.
Jazz
The musical academy awards those who earn a prolific status during a calendar year in the music industry. Aretha is no stranger to the prolific, as she has this many of them!
Eighteen
Piano and Organ
While most known during the 80s, this performer and singer made a disco hit known as "Don't Stop til you Get Enough"
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson may have had a hit or three in the previous decade, but he solidified himself as one of the most famous people on earth after the meteoric popularity of this song that isn't his lover.
Billie Jean
One of the three inspirations of classic R&B, this genre lives in a lively church setting, sporting powerful vocal performances and regularly upbeat tempos and messages.
Gospel
Though unfitting for her genres dabbled in, this "hall" inducted Aretha, the first woman ever.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
This vocal technique allows for more complicated rhythmic expression, though it doesn't necessarily make someone's voice any easier to understand.
Scat Singing
This band introduced a great deal of people to a multifaceted Gymnasium and Athletic building, called the YMCA.
Village People
Formerly known as an oddly shaped gender-identifying character, this man of not so royal descent has a royal name and a royal legacy in pop and R&B.
Prince