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jun 19, 1950 - Popularity of R&B

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R&B became popular in the 1950s, frequently applied to blues records. Starting in the mid 1950s, after this style of music contributed to the development of rock and roll. The term R&B became used to refer to music styles that developed and incorporated electric blues as well as soul and gospel music.

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jun 19, 1950
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~ 75 years ago