rhythm-and-blues
[rith -uh m-uh n-blooz]
noun
a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
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Origin of rhythm-and-blues
An Americanism dating back to 1945–50
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rhythm and blues
noun
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