The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues
I am so weak over love and heartbreak. My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of it is a major portion. I feel like it has been lost in R&B and a lot of people are scared to talk about their vulnerabilities and insecurities. They want to keep it up and in the club.
I know whites buy more records than blacks. So, I wanted to be able to make the most money that I could. Pop is for both whites and blacks, but if I just stuck to rhythm and blues, it's mostly for blacks. I didn't want to do that. So like I said, I wanted to get the most out of it that I could, so I thought that pop was the way to go.
The Righteous Brothers were purely rhythm and blues, black music.
I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - "Pennies from Heaven" - Ella Fitzgerald, was all I heard.
I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.
Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.
Having a diverse sense of taste - or lack of taste - I loved so many different things. I was drawn to the stupidity and excitement of glam, I had a thorough upbringing in rhythm and blues.
When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues.
It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues. . . It's called rock now.
Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. . . . This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.
I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.
It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News.
My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.
