This diversity dwarfs the number of species in Europe â it is estimated that Borneo has 10 times the plant diversity of the Netherlands.
Rhythm and blues is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences. Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term rhythm and blues in 1948 as a musical marketing term in the United States. It replaced the term race music, which originally came from within the black community, but was deemed offensive in the postwar world. Writer/producer Robert Palmer defined rhythm & blues as a catchall term referring to any music that was made by and forâ¦ read more
The Mississippi style is represented by Charley Patton, Eddie (âSonâ) House, and Robert Johnson, among others. Rainey, MaArchive PhotosThe first blues recordings were made in the 1920s by black women such as Mamie Smith, Ma Rainey, Ida Cox, and Bessie Smith. These performers were primarily stage singers backed by jazz bands; their style is known as classic blues.