rhythm and blues

The English word “rhythm and blues” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A style of music combining elements of jazz and blues, with syncopated rhythms and a strong backbeat, originating among African Americans in the 1940s.
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First use appears c. 1924, in Billboard, replacing earlier race music.

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