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= // History: //= =// R&B dates back to around 1930 and is still heard today. The term R&B was invented by Jerry Wexler and Billboared Magazine back in the late 1940's. Atlantic Records in the late 1940's and 1950's was the first record label to advertise music as "Rhythm & Blues". During the 1950's classic R&B got it's label while crossing with other genres such as jazz and rock & roll. It began to surface in New Orleans. Artist like Clarence "frogmen" Henry, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, and the Neville Brothers. //= = Evolution: = = The 1960's 70's and 80's saw the development of new styles of R&B, including funk, ad disco. During the 80's R&B was defined as a style of contemporary African American music that combined soul, funk, and pop music, which started after the 80's disco themes played out. = = Popularity: = = Fashion; What's in style now: = = Census: = = Sample: = = Bibliography: =