from The Michael Eric Dyson Show(WEAA-FM)
As we continue our focus on Black Music Month, we turn our attention to R&B—rhythm and blues music. The genre, which started in the 1940s and includes everyone from Little Richard to The Supremes to Michael Jackson, continues to dominate popular music around the world, even in light of hip-hop’s mark on the musical landscape. Two well-known musicologists, Dr. Mark Anthony Neal from Duke University and Rashod Ollison, entertainment writer for The Virginian Pilot and music critic for Jet, join the show today to share their love for and criticism of the genre. (40 minutes in)
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