New Orleans rhythm and blues

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New Orleans rhythm and blues is a distinctive regional style of R&B that blends jazz, blues, Caribbean rhythms, and gospel influences, known for its syncopated grooves and vibrant, horn-driven sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music genre
regional style of rhythm and blues
associatedWith Mardi Gras culture
second line parades
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalOrigin African-American communities in New Orleans
derivative New Orleans funk
funk
rock and roll
soul music
swamp pop
developedDuring 1950s
late 1940s
developedIn New Orleans NERFINISHED
harmonicFeature blues-based chord progressions
use of dominant seventh chords
hasCharacteristic call-and-response vocals
horn-driven arrangements
piano-driven grooves
second-line rhythmic feel
shuffle rhythms
strong backbeat
syncopated rhythms
influenced British rhythm and blues
early rock and roll
musicFusionOf Caribbean rhythms
blues
gospel influences
jazz
notableArtist Allen Toussaint NERFINISHED
Dr. John NERFINISHED
Fats Domino NERFINISHED
Huey "Piano" Smith NERFINISHED
Lloyd Price NERFINISHED
Professor Longhair NERFINISHED
Smiley Lewis NERFINISHED
The Meters NERFINISHED
notableProducer Dave Bartholomew NERFINISHED
notableStudio Cosimo Matassa’s J&M Studio NERFINISHED
rhythmicFeature Caribbean-influenced rhythms
syncopated grooves
stylisticOrigin Caribbean music
blues
boogie-woogie
gospel music
jazz
rhythm and blues
swing
typicalInstrument bass
clarinet
drums
electric guitar
organ
piano
saxophone
trombone
trumpet
vocalStyle blues-influenced singing
gospel-influenced singing

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The Neville Brothers influencedBy New Orleans rhythm and blues
Aaron Neville movement New Orleans rhythm and blues
this entity surface form: New Orleans R&B
Slippin' and Slidin' associatedWith New Orleans rhythm and blues
this entity surface form: New Orleans R&B sound