When was rb music created

These included the shuffle rhythm, boogie-woogie bass lines, and short horn patterns or riffs. Its roster of artists included dozens of legendary performers whose music would resonate for generations, such as Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, the Commodores, and, later, the Jackson 5.

Even in a record company loaded with superstars and future hall of famers, there are standouts. And probably the toughest. In this and later recordings, Charles mixed blues and gospel styles, laying the groundwork for the emotional, churchy vocals of soul music. He appeared in several early rock-and-roll movies, and his hits were covered, but not surpassed, by Pat Boone and by the Beatles.

His million-selling Live at the Apollo album achieved unprecedented crossover success. Woodruff Library Archives. Cahoon, Brad. Cahoon, B. Rhythm and Blues Music. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. As a performer and recording artist in the late s and early s, Ray Charles pioneered a new style of music that became known as "soul," a blend of gospel music, blues, and jazz that brought him worldwide fame.

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Ray Charles began his professional career at age fifteen, playing in Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida. He later relocated to the West Coast to pursue better career opportunities, moving first to Seattle in and then to Los Angeles in The song had such broad resonance that it ultimately played a central role in shaping mainstream American popular music.

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