Famous Rhythm & Blues Singers - List of Famous Rhythm & Blues Singers - page 15

An R&B singer may refer to a particular type of singer who is involved in the generation of production a particular style of music that is a blend of both jazz music and blues and this genre of music is characterized by strong back beats. Usually abbreviated R&B, Rhythm and blues music has been constantly seen a lot of various from the time of its existence, be it the development of rock’n’ roll, a genre of music that took birth from R&B.R&B is typically a genre of music mainly performed by African-Americans and this type of music originated during the 1940’s. with the migration of a larger number of African-American to urban communities in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Detroit, there emerged a new market for jazz and blues music. Initially, the term R&B was used by recording labels and companies in order to describe urban African-American music that had elements of jazz, repeated variations and also exhibited the feature of instrumental phrases. Explore more fascinating facts about some of the most popular and famous R&B artist who have made a great impact in the field of music. Continue to read some detailed biographies of R&B artist that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

The Most Famous Rhythm & Blues Singers

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
SZANovember 8, 1990AmericanSZA is an American singer-songwriter known for her debut studio album ‘Ctrl.’
SelenaApril 16, 1971AmericanSelena Quintanilla-Pérez, famously known as the ‘Queen of Tejano music’, was a Mexican-American singer, composer, actress, spokesperson and fashion designer
Brandon ArreagaDecember 14, 1999AmericanBrandon Arreaga is a singer, dancer, choreographer, and social media personality
Bill WithersJuly 4, 1938AmericanBill Withers is an American singer-songwriter and musician
Toni RomitiMarch 24, 1995AmericanToni Romiti is an American singer known for her single ‘Nothin on Me’
Justin BieberMarch 1, 1994CanadianJustin Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter who was taken the music world by storm
Jesy NelsonJune 14, 1991BritishJesy Nelson is a British singer and member of the Girl group, ‘Little Mix’
Ronnie SpectorAugust 10, 1943AmericanRonnie Spector (Veronica Yvette Bennett) is a well-known American rock-and-roll singer of the early 1960s and 1970s
Lucki StarrJanuary 27, 1998AmericanLucki Starr is an American singer and songwriter
Ella MaiNovember 3, 1994BritishElla Mai is a British singer and songwriter
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American musician, singer and songwriter, considered to be one of the most creative musical performers of the 20th century

AmericanMay 13, 1950305 views

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger is an illustrious musician, songwriter, singer, actor and the founding member of ‘The Rolling Stones’

BritishJuly 26, 1943314 views

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou was a famous writer, activist, singer, and actor, known best for her autobiography, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’

AmericanApril 4, 1928342 views

Little Richard

Little Richard is a pop musician who laid the foundation for rock and roll music in America

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actress, dancer, fashion designer and businesswoman

AmericanJuly 24, 1969158 views

Ella Henderson

Ella Henderson is an upcoming English singer and songwriter

BritishJanuary 12, 1996159 views

August Alsina

August Anthony Alsina, Jr

Tori Kelly

Tori Kelly is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame after her cover of Frank Ocean's 'Thinkin Bout You'

AmericanDecember 14, 1992181 views

Logan Henderson

Logan Phillip Henderson is an American actor and singer

AmericanSeptember 14, 1989142 views

Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress who became famous after the huge successes of her music albums

AmericanJune 26, 1993503 views