Famous Rhythm & Blues Singers - List of Famous Rhythm & Blues Singers - page 3

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
Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke was one of the greatest American singers

AmericanJanuary 22, 1931196 views

Selena

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, famously known as the ‘Queen of Tejano music’, was a Mexican-American singer, composer, actress, spokesperson and fashion designer

AmericanApril 16, 1971953 views

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys is a Grammy Award winning American singer who rose to fame with her debut album, ‘Songs in A Minor’

AmericanJanuary 25, 1981412 views

Rihanna

Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) is a Barbadian singer-songwriter considered to be one of the best-selling artists of all time

BarbadianFebruary 20, 1988243 views

Pink

Pink is one of the most renowned artists of contemporary times who has earned international fame in a short span of time

Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato is a popular contemporary singer and actress of American descent known for her albums ‘Don’t Forget’ and ‘Here We Go Again’

AmericanAugust 20, 1992342 views

Jason Derulo

Jason Derulo is an American singer-songwriter famous for his singles ‘Talk Dirty’ and ‘In My Head’

AmericanSeptember 21, 1989125 views

Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter who is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time

AmericanOctober 8, 1985316 views

Adele

Adele is an English singer and songwriter who rose to fame owing to her distinctive voice and has become one of the best-selling artists of our times

BritishMay 5, 1988218 views