FORM & STYLE
Genres
5 terms
Blues
Blues is an African-American musical genre that emerged in the late 19th century in the US South.
Delta Blues
Delta blues is one of the earliest blues styles from the Mississippi Delta, with slide guitar and a raw, piercing vocal.
Rhythm and Blues
Rhythm and blues (R&B) is an African-American genre of the 1940s–50s that fused the blues with dance drive.
Soul
Soul is the African-American genre of the late 1950s–60s that fused the fervour of gospel with the secular themes of rhythm and blues.
Funk
Funk is an African-American genre of the 1960s–70s with a powerful dance rhythm “on the one,” rich bass lines, and deep groove.
