R&B Basics
What does R&B stand for?
Rhythm & Blues
Soul combines gospel, R&B, and what other genre?
Jazz
Motown is a subsect of what subgenre?
Soul
Disco combines funk, soul, pop, and what?
Salsa
Contemporary R&B began in what decade?
1980s
Where did R&B originate
United States
When did Soul originate?
Late 1950s–early 1960s
Motown Sound is known for what?
Catchy melodies & polished production
Funk emphasizes what musical element?
Rhythmic groove
Common technology in Contemporary R&B?
Drum machines
Name one musical root of R&B.
Spirituals, blues, gospel, jazz
What vocal technique is common in Soul? (originated in Jazz)
Call-and-response
What percussion instrument accents the backbeat?
Tambourine
Disco was popular in what decades?
1970s-1980s
•Name a Contemporary R&B artist.
Usher / Beyoncé / Alicia Keys / Rihanna / John Legend
When did R&B originate?
1940s-1950s
Name one Soul artist discussed in class
Aretha Franklin / Marvin Gaye / Ray Charles / Smokey Robinson
Name a Motown group.
The Supremes / The Temptations / Jackson 5
Name a funk artist.
James Brown / Earth Wind & Fire / Parliament-Funkadelic
Who is the King of Pop & R&B crossover?
Michael Jackson
Who was R&B originally marketed to?
Urban African Americans
Key feature of Soul music?
Emotional vocal expression
•In what city was Motown founded?
Funk de-emphasizes melody in favor of what?
Bass & rhythm groove
Thriller sales total?
65 million copies