Rhythm And Blues Quotes

It used to be called boogie-woogie, it used to be called blues, used to be called rhythm and blues...It's called rock now.

When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues.

I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.

Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.

Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.

The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues

My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.

The Righteous Brothers were purely rhythm and blues, black music.

Having a diverse sense of taste - or lack of taste - I loved so many different things. I was drawn to the stupidity and excitement of glam, I had a thorough upbringing in rhythm and blues.

I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - "Pennies from Heaven" - Ella Fitzgerald, was all I heard.

I know whites buy more records than blacks. So, I wanted to be able to make the most money that I could. Pop is for both whites and blacks, but if I just stuck to rhythm and blues, it's mostly for blacks. I didn't want to do that. So like I said, I wanted to get the most out of it that I could, so I thought that pop was the way to go.

It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News.

I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.