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On February 2, Gene Barge died at the age of 98. [4] On the same day, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards were held. [5] Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter. Muni Long won Best R&B Performance for "Made for Me (Live on BET)".
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
The Big Town Playboys are a six-piece acoustic British rhythm and blues revival group. Founded by Ricky Cool and Andy Silvester in 1984, and known as Ricky Cool and the Big Town Playboys, they covered American music from the 1940s and 1950s, such as that of Amos Milburn and Little Walter.
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 ...
"Lonesome Whistle Blues" Freddy King: Federal 42: NR "Take My Love" Little Willie John: King 43: NR "The Switch-a-Roo" Hank Ballard and The Midnighters: King 44: 22 "Bristol Stomp" The Dovells: Parkway 45: NR "Look in My Eyes" The Chantels: Carlton 46: 14 "Dedicated to the One I Love" The Shirelles: Scepter 47: NR "San-Ho-Zay" Freddy King ...
From 1967 to 1968 the award was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, ... Run-D.M.C. for Raising Hell; ... 5 nominations References
Rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry had a lengthy run at number one on all three charts with "Maybellene". In 1955, Billboard magazine published three charts specifically covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues and related African-American-oriented music genres. The Best Sellers in Stores chart ranked records ...
Feb 1945 – Jun 1949 Race Records Jun 1949 – Oct 1958 Rhythm & Blues Records Oct 1958 – Nov 1963 Hot R&B Sides Nov 1963 – Jan 1965 No chart published Jan 1965 – Aug 1969 Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles Aug 1969 – Jul 1973 Best Selling Soul Singles Jul 1973 – Jun 1982 Hot Soul Singles Jun 1982 – Oct 1990 Hot Black Singles