Blog Post #8

1. http://genresmusic.com/history-of-rb.html - this websites explains some of the beginning of the genre of R & B with stating what the genre is mainly about. At first most songs in the genre were related to drinking, sex and work and now have evolved into one keeping the same topics but adding love, soul and pop into the mix. The website also talks about some of the pioneering R & B groups such as Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers.
2. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=ecc6913e-cae4-4c9a-82b6-e687fd81c60d%40sessionmgr4005&vid=8&hid=4104 this website charts the success that male duos in the R&B genre have had between 1944 and 2004. Using the website charting of songs in the country called Billboard, the article includes R&B classics such as "In the Year 2525" and "Bridge over Troubled Water" as well as more modern R&B songs like "Drop it Like it's Hot" and "the Way You Move." On top of that the article lists how many times the duo or group have charted on the Billboard charts.
3. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=9&sid=ecc6913e-cae4-4c9a-82b6-e687fd81c60d%40sessionmgr4005&hid=4104 This article is a review for a book that chronicles the genre of R&B as well as other genres such as Rock, Hip-Hop, Country and Jazz. On top of that the book also helps the reader to create on of the genre of music. The review for the books praises it for its simplicity.
4. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=ecc6913e-cae4-4c9a-82b6-e687fd81c60d%40sessionmgr4005&vid=12&hid=4104 This article chronicles two budding artists in the R&B genre - Rihanna and Chris Brown. The two were in a relationship that turned violent when Chris Brown physically abused Rihanna. This article helps to shed a light on some of the new artists in the R&B genre and on their relationship with each other as well as bringing in domestic violence.
5. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=ecc6913e-cae4-4c9a-82b6-e687fd81c60d%40sessionmgr4005&vid=17&hid=4104 This article explains the relationship of Africans and the R&B genre. It explains how the R&B genre is predominately held by people of the Black race, sometimes with a few exceptions. The article mostly talks about the African R&B singers though such as Erykah Badu and her views on the aspect as well as using some of her quotes.