What's the name of the person who speaks with music?

What the landlord said is probably R &；; B

《R&B》(R & amp； B) When it appeared in the mid-1940s, it didn't even have a name. But as soon as the word appeared, it spread quickly and widely. Today, R&; B has become synonymous with black pop music, although it is more mentioned by special listeners and people in the record industry as a kind of music different from rap, soul music and urban music. Early rock music

Is based on r&; Mainly B, it is an extension of "country and western music" influenced by pop music. R & ampb is not only an important transitional music between blues and rock music, but also the most important musical branch between blues and soul music.

Of course, Bruce is undoubtedly R&; B is an important part, but the jazz element is equally important. The earliest r &；; B Artists come from the fields of "Big Band" and "Swing Jazz". Before World War II, jazz was far more popular than it is today. It was a kind of music played for dancing at that time, but there were usually singers in the band. During World War II, many important jazz artists began to develop "Be Bop" and "Cool Jazz", which had few dance elements. However, influenced and restricted by wartime economic and military factors, "big bands" began to decrease gradually. But listeners, especially those in the rapidly growing African-American community in big cities, still want to hear dancing music. Therefore, in order to adapt to the audience, musicians made a "Boogie" with louder volume, more electro-acoustic instruments and repeated fragments.

R& became popular for the first time; B style usually refers to "jumping the blues". It not only absorbs the swing rhythm and symbol-based arrangement in jazz, but also absorbs the reply and harmony structure commonly used in blues. Perhaps the most important pioneer of this style was cab calloway. In jump blues, the singer's voice is harsher, the rhythm is faster, and the performance of musical instruments is different-the piano is played harder, and the saxophone's voice is longer and sharper.

The most important and popular "Pop Blues" star is louis jourdan, whose records are equally successful among black and white audiences. He also deeply influenced Chuck Berry. Many early blues dancers came from Los Angeles, where a huge black community was formed during the Great Depression and World War II. In the late 1940s, more cities began to have their own "jumping blues" stars. Independent L.A. record companies "Specialty" and "Aladdin" not only filled the gap in this field of big record companies, but also made themselves successful by publishing "jump blues". Joe Liggins, Tiny Bradshaw, Amos Milburn and Camille Howard, artists who have been completely forgotten, all achieved great success in the "jump blues" at that time and became the most beautiful black musicians of their time.

"Dancing the Blues" was later changed into several different styles. The singer, known as the Screamer, adds more energetic gospel music and soul to the formal singing style of "Big Band". Big Joe Turner started his career as an artist in a jazz band in Kansas. He is R&; B and "Jazz", he not only easily changed from "Jazz" to R &；; B, even wrote some early classic rock songs. In addition, Winoni Harris, Roy Brown, Roy Milton and Nappy Brown were also important musicians in the megaphone from the late 1940s to the early 1950s, although their fame was not as good as Turner's.

In the early 1950s, Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine renamed R&B as an Atlantic record company with "race" music; Jerry popularized "dancing the blues" to pop music listeners and teenagers. The records of early "Atlantic" stars [Ruth Brown, Laverne Baker, Drifter, Chuck Willis] maintained this preference for "jump blues", but their rhythms, replies and lyrics began to converge with the later rock music. In fact, Baker and Willis also relied on some songs loved by young listeners and achieved different degrees of success in the early rock music field. From the early to the mid-1950s, rock music began to appear. Some and r &；; B There are obviously different types of music, which exert great influence on pop music culture with their own strength. Such as "Doo Wop" band, "Electro-acoustic Blues", "New Orleans R& etc.; B "and so on. The influence of these music in the history of rock music even surpassed that of earlier and more popular jazz. B.

Quite a few artists not only survived in the 1950s, but also published R&; B record has been successful and recognized. Ike Turner, Ivor Joe Hunt, Faye Adams, Winona Carr, Big Mother Thornton, Big Maybelle, these people are not pure blues. The blues singers Bobby "Blue" Brand, Junior Puckle and Little Milton combine "electronic blues" with "soul music" and cannot be called pure rock singers. Occasionally, singers like Johnny Ortiz, "Screamin'Jay Hawkins" and Wilbert Harrison can win recognition among rock music audiences through their most popular and understandable songs. Harrison's Kansas City is a popular jump blues song.

Some singers in the 1950s began to make R&; B is more popular than before-adding obvious elements of "gospel music" and church music. Today, we still remember those great names: ray charles, james brown, Jackie Wilson, Willie John Jr., Johnny Ace, Jesse Belwin and Clyde McHart. As godfathers of soul music, some of them later became superstars of soul music in the 1960s, such as Charles and Brown. Others, such as Mike Fett and John, quit the music stage because of the changes of the times and unsolvable personal problems.

For R&; B, the commemorative significance and the belated cheers given today can not change the predicament it faced at the beginning-the early R&; B records are hard to be accepted by all new listeners. And R & in the 1940s and 1950s; Singers and record companies pay more attention to entertainment than to promoting diverse works of art. So in R&; In the heyday of B, the songs people heard were all composed of similar harmony, progressive mode and arrangement. However, despite R&; B has changed a lot since its birth, but it still retains an extremely important part of rock music, soul music and rap music, and plays a role behind the music.

Recommended record:

1. rhino by various artists.

The best jump blues anthology includes works by Jay McNealy, Winoni Harris, Tiny bradshaw and Big Joe Turner. Another album of the "Blues Master" series, More Jump Blues Classics, has the same high standard.

2. Various artists "Blues Master 14: More Blues Dance" (Blues Master Volume 14: More Blues Dance) (Rhinoceros).

It's on the same level as the above record. Among them are the works of louis jourdan, Big Maybelle, Faye Adams and others.

3. Big Joe Turner, Big, Bad and Blue: Selected Works of Fat Joe Turner (Big, Bad&; Blue: Selected Works of Big Joe Turner (Rhino)

Just like Turner's own experience, this three-piece album contains works from the jazz age of "Big Band" to the birth of rock music for decades. It witnessed R &；; The development history of B.

4. Louis Jordan's best Louis Jordan (MCA).

From 1940s to 1950s, Jordan recorded many popular songs. No album can contain all the good songs, but this selection is the best.

5. Various artists "Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1-4 Series" (Atlantic Rhythm & Blues Vol. 1-4) (Atlantic)

Atlantic is a record company with the greatest contribution from modern R & ampb. This is part of a set of seven albums published up to 1974-including1947-1962r &; B representative songs before the comprehensive transformation to rock music.

6. Collect (various artists) "Professional Story" (professional)

"Professional" is also a famous early R&; B and rock music independent records. This five-piece album is indeed a lot for "non-professionals", but there is no doubt that there are great artists and works in it. It even exhibited the works of early rock stars little richard and Larry Williams.

7. Ruth Brown's Rhythm Rock: Best Ruth Brown (Rhino)

The early fame of The Atlantic was largely established by this singer. This record contains all her good songs in the 1950s.

8. Laverne Baker's Soul is Burning: Laverne Baker's Best Work (Rhino)

One of R&; A singer who played an important role in the development of rock music.

9. Wanderer, Let Boogie Woogie Rock: The Best Selection (1953- 1958) [Let Boogie Woogie Roll: Great Test Hit (1953- 1958)].

The first record of The Drifter, Clyde McHart also participated in it. In fact, they can also be called "street blues" band, but they still have strong traces of "jumping blues".

10. I like Ike: the essence of Ike Turner.

Most of the songs in this album are from the 1950s, especially R &；; B and "electro-acoustic blues"

1 1. the birth of ray charles's soul) (rhinoceros)

A three-piece record set includes Charles' works in the Atlantic Ocean in the 1950s.

12. Johnny Ortiz's Years in the Capital (Capitol)

As a band leader and musician, Otis wrote in R&; B field has achieved great success. He also made achievements in rock music in the late 1950s. This record is his selection of songs.

13. Little Willie John's fanaticism: Little Willie John's (Rhino) Selected Works

The most universal r&; One of the best singers, he has a great influence on james brown.

14. Clyde McHart's Deep Sea Ball: Best Clyde McHart (Rhino)

This is the best song he wrote after he left Drifting in the late 1950s.

15. james brown's roots of revolution (PolyGram).

A set of two records, used to trace the history, including 1956- 1964' s Song of Brown. It takes us from "hardcore R&; B "(hardcore research and development; B) was brought to the edge of the birth of "funk".

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