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Rhythm and blues is a genre of popular African-American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a heavy, insistent beat was becoming more popular. R&B lyrical themes often encapsulate the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy. Here we chronicle the beginnings of a genre that would one day become the baseline for all others.
01 The Midnight Hour Ray Charles 3:01
02 Daddy Daddy Ruth Brown 2:56
03 Ting A Ling The Clovers 3:08
04 A Beggar For Your Kisses The Diamonds 2:59
05 Gator’s Groove Willis Gator Jackson 2:38
06 The Chill Is On Big Joe Turner 2:46
07 Wheel Of Fortune The Cardinals 2:52
08 One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show Sticks McGhee 2:40
09 Anytime Anyplace Anywhere Joe Morris 3:03
10 Danny Boy Al Hibbler 3:12
11 Tee Nah Nah Harry Van Wallis 2:36
12 Hey Little Girl Professor Longhair 3:02
13 Cole Slaw Frank Culley 3:07
14 Midnight Special Tiny Grimes 2:45
15 Flamingo Earl Bostic 2:41
16 Love Machine Wynonie Harris 2:27
17 Lawdy Miss Clawdy Lloyd Price 2:32
18 Juke Little Walter 2:45
19 Feelin’ Good Little Junior’s Blue Flames 2:58
20 Money Honey The Drifters 2:56
Total Playing Time: 57:04