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a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll

r & b, R & B, or R and B (no periods),

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R and B influenced the Beatles and other early groups (Sunday Times).

R and B [R and B]

a style of music which originally developed from African American music such as ↑blues, ↑jazz and ↑gospel. It became known as ↑rhythm and blues in the 1950s and 1960s. Modern R and B includes a wide range of black pop music with influences from ↑hip hop, ↑funk and ↑soul.