RHYTHM-AND-BLUES


Meaning of RHYTHM-AND-BLUES in English

/ridh"euhm euhn bloohz"/ , n.

a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.

[ 1945-50, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .