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Pages in category "Rhythm and blues musicians from New Orleans" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total.
Like most blues, New Orleans R&B typically follows a standard three-stanza form that contains tonic, subdominant, and dominant chords. Within these chords, the three "blue notes", also known as flatted notes, are the third, fifth, and seventh scale degrees. In New Orleans R&B, the flatted third is particularly notable. [5]
Allen Richard Toussaint (/ ˈ t uː s ɑː n t /; January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer.He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures."
Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with “Ain't Got No Home," has died. Henry died Sunday night, the New ...
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised by a single mother, James was influenced by an eclectic array of genres, particularly jazz and R&B. [14] James said his love for music started when he watched a contestant perform a cover version of Donny Hathaway's version of "A Song for You" on Showtime at the Apollo. [14] He said "I got chills.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clarence “Frogman” Henry, who was one of New Orleans’ best known old-time R&B singers and scored a hit at age 19 with “Ain’t Got No Home,” has died. He was 87. He ...
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Alvin Owen "Red" Tyler (December 5, 1925 – April 3, 1998) [1] was an American R&B and neo-bop jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger, regarded as "one of the most important figures in New Orleans R&B".