R&B: a brief history: 1975-1979

The following is based mainly on Nelson George’s “The Death of Rhythm & Blues” (1988): In the late 1970s disco was driving out soul music on black radio stations across America. Empty dance music about sex and good times was pushing aside funk and driving out soul music that took life more seriously. Black radio … Continue reading R&B: a brief history: 1975-1979