Big blog #1: Origins of R&B
A few months ago, I stumbled upon a playlist on Spotify that consists of 262 songs (18hrs) of older R&B from the 90s/2000s era. Desperate for a change in pace from my usual playlists, I put it on shuffle and was genuinely surprised with the outcome. A majority of the songs I already knew and they all brought back so much nostalgia for my childhood. I have created several playlists of my own since, and have been immersed in this specific genre for some time. Now, as for the origin of R&B, I had to do a bit of digging to see where it all began. Where it Began The more commonly used acronym R&B meaning Rhythm and Blues originated in the 1940s as a general umbrella term for all African American music at the time. After going through several articles, I found some intriguing bits of history on how this came to be. A rough summary; Around 1940 to 1950, there was a migration of African Americans from southern areas to urban areas such as Detroit and East New York...