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Slow jams with quiet storm elements continued to be produced through the 2000s and 2010s. [4] 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.
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within the Black American community in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ...
A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is from a July 1, 1961, article in The Chicago Defender .
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.
Ol' Skool was an American new jack swing and urban R&B group from St. Louis, Missouri that consisted of Jason Little (vocals), Jerome "Pookie" Lane (vocals), Tony Herron (vocals), Curtis Jefferson (vocals, bass) and Bobby Crawford (vocals, drum programming, keyboards).
Quiet storm appropriates R&B and soul "slow jams" and recontextualizes them into rotations with their peers and predecessors. [15] Music journalist Jason King wrote, "Sensuous and pensive, quiet storm is seductive R&B, marked by jazz flourishes, 'smooth grooves,' and tasteful lyrics about intimate subjects.
Jesse Johnson's Revue is the debut studio album from American R&B musician Jesse Johnson, released in 1985 via A&M Records. The album peaked at #43 on the Billboard 200 and at #8 on the Billboard R&B chart. [2] Three singles were released from the album: "Be Your Man", "Can You Help Me" and "I Want My Girl".
US R&B [5] 1985 Jesse Johnson's Revue. Labels: A&M Records; 43 8 700,000 (Worldwide Sales) 1986 Shockadelica. Labels: A&M Records; 70 15 1,000,000 (Worldwide Sales) 1988 Every Shade of Love. Labels: A&M Records; 79 26 500,000 (Worldwide Sales) 1996 Bare My Naked Soul. Labels: Dinosaur Entertainment Corporation — — 2009 Verbal Penetration ...