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50s R&B
The music that helped birth early rock and roll. Featuring the great R&B and urban blues stars of the late 40s and early 50s, and those who stayed with the raw music even after rock took off.
What is Jump Blues?
One of the major stylistic foundations of rock, "jump blues" was a hopped-up, hard version of R&B. It would be impossible to imagine Little Richard, for example, without it! Read more about the style here, and how its influence was felt for decades.
What Is Boogie-Woogie?
A basic guide to "Boogie Woogie" music, its best and most popular artists, bands, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
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About's own Reverend Keith A. Gordon has a wealth of information on his site about Blues music of the immediate postwar period.
Fats Domino's 10 Biggest Hits
The biggest of Fats Domino's ridiculous amount of Top 40 hits from the '50s and '60s, the ballads, the strolls, the jump blues! Classic New Orleans R&B from the Fifties from your Oldies Guide at About.com!