Artists
Who is Diana Ross?
In 1949 Billboard changes the "Race Records" chart to this now well-known category.
What is Rhythm & Blues?
This Detroit recording company & label was started by Berry Gordy, Jr.
What is Motown?
Rick Astley, the singer of "Never Gonna Give You Up" was part of this 1980's R&B sub-genre.
What is Neo (or New) Soul?
This funk band featured a band integrated by race and gender and was so big it was almost like a family.
What was Sly & the Family Stone?
This artist passed away in 2001 and is famous for her album One in a Million.
Who was Aaliyah?
This 1920's Blues singer was famous for selling his soul to the devil.
Who is Robert Johnson?
Until the late-1950's Billboard had 2 different charts (even if the music sounded the same) for this reason.
What is segregation?
Marvin Gaye, The Temptations & The Supremes are all acts from this label.
What is Motown?
What is New Jack Swing?
Beyonce started in this girl group trio.
What is Destiny's Child?
This lead singer of The Teenagers unsuccessfully goes solo when he gets older.
Who is Frankie Lymon?
This "Queen of Soul" grew up in Detroit, toured w/ MLK, & sang for 3 US Presidents.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This R&B/pop Artist dominated the charts above everyone else during the 1980's.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This TV program (1979-2006) featured R&B acts.
What is Soul Train?
Popular R&B in the 2000's was called by this general name.
What is Contemporary R&B?
This song was the 1st and only #1 song for both Brandy & Monica.
What is "The Boy is Mine"?
Disco "dies" at Wrigley Field in this city.
Where is Chicago?
This R&B artists started out in doo-wop with the help of Bo Diddley, & later married Berry Gordy's sister.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
What is the Soul Chart?
A sign outside of Motown Records' offices says this.
What is "Hitsville USA"?
Funk & disco are subgenres from this decade.
What is the 1970's?
The sign outside of Stax Records says this.
What is Soulsville, USA?
What is posthumous?
This integrated doo-wop group was made up of US Air Force members.
Who are the Del-Vikings?
Who is Jerry Wexler?
Otis Redding was associated with this Memphis record label.
What is Stax Records?
Otis Redding along with Jimi Hendrix was in this R&B/Rock & Roll artist's back-up band.
Who is Little Richard?
Berry Gordy would not release this Marvin Gaye song because it was "too political".
What is "What's Goin' On"?
TLC's CrazySexyCool had less rapping because this member was unavailable most of the time.
Who was Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez?