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  2. Najee - Wikipedia

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    US R&B [5] US Jazz [5] US Ind. [5] 1986 Najee's Theme: 56 12 1 ― RIAA: Gold [3] EMI: 1988 Day by Day: 76 23 6 ― 1990 Tokyo Blue: 63 17 1 ― 1992 Just an Illusion: 107 25 5 ― RIAA: Gold [3] Orpheus/EMI 1994 Share My World: 163 23 2 ― EMI 1995 Najee Plays the Songs from the Key of Life (A Tribute to Stevie Wonder) — 67 6 ― 1998 ...

  3. Lists of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits - Wikipedia

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    From November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965 there was no Billboard R&B singles chart. Some publications have used Cashbox magazine's stats in their place. No specific reason has ever been given as to why Billboard ceased releasing R&B charts, but the prevailing wisdom is that the chart methodology used was being questioned, since more and more white acts were reaching number-one on the R&B chart.

  4. List of quiet storm songs - Wikipedia

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    Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop, contemporary R&B, smooth soul, smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.

  5. List of Best Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles number ones of 1968

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    Otis Redding had a posthumous number one with "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay".. In 1968, Billboard published a weekly chart ranking the top-performing singles in the United States in rhythm and blues (R&B) and related African American-oriented music genres; the chart has undergone various name changes over the decades to reflect the evolution of such genres and since 2005 has been published ...

  6. Hiroshima (band) - Wikipedia

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    Hiroshima's debut album sold more than 100,000 copies in its first three months. The band's second album yielded the song "Winds of Change", which received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Instrumental. Hiroshima got its first gold album in 1985 with Another Place and the second with Go which followed it.

  7. Kem (singer) - Wikipedia

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    2005: Billboard Music Award nomination for Top Adult R&B Artist of the Year (lost to Fantasia). 2011: 53rd Grammy Awards, Best R&B Male Performance, “Why Would You Stay” (Nomination) 2011: 53rd Grammy Awards, Best R&B Song, "Why Would You Stay" (Nomination) 2014: 57th Grammy Awards, Best Traditional R&B Performance, "Nobody" (Nomination) [11]

  8. Marcus Johnson (jazz musician) - Wikipedia

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    Johnson grew up listening to a wide variety of music, but found his calling in jazz, where he incorporates the rhythms of rap with R&B. His interest in jazz became apparent when he began playing piano at the age of 13. Johnson's step-father purchased his first keyboard after winning Maryland's Pick 3 Lottery.

  9. List of R&B musicians - Wikipedia

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    List of R&B musicians encompasses sub-genres such as urban-contemporary, doo wop, southern, neo-soul and soul, indie, alternative, country, rap, ska, funk, pop, rock, electronic and new jack swing fusions.