How does RnB get its title, and how has it evolved from what it was 50 years ago?
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All I know is R&B stands for Rhythm & Blues. Sorry, I don't listen to it at all, so I can't help you with anything else.
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It's like no one really cares about this anymore.  It's like everyone is ok not being identified as "country", because what's being done today is not country by no means...it's some kind of pop music with a twang!!  The clothes, the hair, the singers, the songs and so on.  Even in the 70's, 80's and 90's artist never went this far to change up their sound....they still had the country roots.  It's horrible what's happening today!!  \nYou know I was hoping someone in Branson would start a label and have some stations that are devoted to real country music.  I think it can be done.....I would love to take a shot at it!!!!
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http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/RR/rnr5.html
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I agree with Ariana, because on the classic rock stations I used to listen to in NYC and Phoenix, they weren't above blasting a U2 track or Tom Petty's 90s stuff. So I think maybe ANYTHING is fair play once the album's been out for quite a while and hearing it makes you think "Oooh, I haven't hear THAT ONE in a while."
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No you just have to deep a little deeper nowadays.  The difference is, when I was at school, I had a lot of friends and we were all into Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Breeders etc etc, so it was easy to find out about new music in the same genre.\n\nNow I am old(!) all the stuff that's 'mainstream' is dire, I agree, but listening to 'rock' radio stations, there is still some good stuff out there - it just needs 'finding' now that my friends have grown up, and out of their angst dammit!
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It depends on how "old school" you are talking.  I know there's a great track by the artist "TQ" that is entitled "Paradise."  That was around 1999 / 2000 I think, but I could be wrong.  Even if it's not what you're looking for, it may be worth checking out.
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To Whom It May Concern had people saying that the Bee Gees were about to "go disco." Mr. Natural, which came out in '74??? was the transition from folk rockish stuff to disco and soul. As the guy above said, Main Course which came out the following year had them playing full fledged disco. I own Mr. and Main and I just listened to them for the first time in years. It is pretty evident in Mr. Natural that they are changing their musical style.\n\nIn Short, Main Course was the main course of disco, while Mr. Natural was the appetizer.
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Are you talking about the Cranberries song?  I know it has the "in every possible way" part in that song..... And it is not from the 80's if thats what you are talking about.
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This is a difficult question to answer because it depends on where you were.\n\nIn modern societies:\n\nMusic\n\n1930's\n\nSwing, big band music and crooners were all popular. Bing Crosby was the most popular singer. Radio play was important for deciding hits with markets dominated by major networks. \n\n1950's \n\nThe 1950's saw the rise of rock and roll with Elvis Presley becoming the most popular artist of the 1950s. Crooners and other traditional pop were still popular in the first half of the decade with Frank Sinatra being the most notable.\n\nTransport\n\n1930's\n\nMotor cars were becoming more popular although the Depression delayed their spread. Railways and other forms of public transport were still popular. Few people travelled overseas and when they did it was by ship.\n\n1950's\n\nCars were dominant. Planes were becoming the most popular form of public transport. Railways and shipping lines, while still important, were not as important as they once were.\n\nCommunications\n\n1930s\n\nRadio was becoming increasingly popular. TV was in its infancy. Movies were popular. Newspapers and magazines were also very important\n\n1950s\n\nTV was the most popular form of mass entertainment taking over from radio. Radio became dominated by music stations particularly top 40. Movies were still popular and newspapers and magazxines were still important.\n\n\n\n1930's
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Its amazing how many responses is given to someone with a cute face....so to add to the flock I say New Edition or Prince and the Revolution. These were two highly instrumental R&b groups who changed the face of their genre of music but was acknowledged for it much later in their careers.
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it was a publicity stunt back in the early days..it was for some magazine/newspaper article or something like that..it kind of just stuck around since then..we love it :)
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They have been the same since 1997.\nhttp://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20060615073706/Article/index_html
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Sure, it will happen... it always does. Sometimes things take time and sometimes things seem to explode like Nirvana did. Just think back to a few years ago when the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC ruled the charts and airwaves. Music is slowly returning to rock... Even Rap and Hip Hop is loosing hold in the music scene. Once one band emerges the record labels will always counter with clones but things are already getting better... the bands that you mentioned...  Panic!At the Disco, Fallout Boy, My Chemical Romance, they all pretty much have no real talent but at least they are borrowing sounds from bands that we can all respect. I think that the Internet and downloading music like we do now is destroying the big record companies... things are going to revert back to the early days of rock. There are going to be less and less AOR releases and more singles... just like bands used to put out 45's with a B-track. Artists will put their own sounds out there and market themselves. Somewhere out in the world there is a hotbed of new sounds and we all wait for something fresh. Remember this though, there are not too many of us out there that would say no to a big fat record deal, everyone likes a roof that doesn't leak.
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No, you're correct, there is nothing on the radio.  All of what's being played now is fabricated by un-bands... instead of when we were growing up when bands were discovered instead of being 'made'.  We really have Milli Vanilli to thank for the current trend.  It's ironic, when Milli Vanilli was uncovered as a fake, they were basically drummed out of the business.  But, today, you'll find Milli Vanilli's all over the place (Ashlee Simpson) and yet they still release CDs.  Go figure.
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during baby bonus era\nafter 1949
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His popularity had already peaked.  Rolling Stone started I believe in the late sixties, when older singers like Darin were considered pretty uncool.  No offense intended.
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LOTS\nOF LOVE HAS BEEN ON SINCE THE 50'S AND 60'S