Rhythm and blues music
Subject
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Nappy Brown Alternate Takes Collection
Collection
Identifier: MUSIC-083
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of a single open reel tape containing several takes of items from Brown's album Nappy Brown Sings (1957). Collection also contains paper documentation from the Beltone Recording Corporation for Savoy Records documenting these takes and the takes presumably used for the commercial release. The documentation indicates these items were originally recorded on several separate reels; it is unclear if this reel contains the original tapes spliced together or dubs of the takes...
Dates:
Creation: Recorded on June 1, 1955 and September 29, 1955.
Subject Source
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Subject Term Type
- Genre / Form
- Rhythm and blues music
Scope Note
New Grove dict. of Am. mus.: ǂb (style of popular music performed principally by Blacks from the late 1940s to the early 1960s; grew out of the blues and blues-related styles, particularly those of the Mississippi delta; unlike traditional blues, which is generally performed by soloists, rhythm-and-blues is performed by an ensemble)