R&B

[MozDef]

Who here diggs R&B? I can't say that I am the biggest fan of it, but I don't hate it either. Anyways, list some great R&B artists.

Marvin ***e
Ray Charles
Rose Royce
Curtis Mayfield


edit: are you kidding me? I cant say Marvin ***e?

[tucsonovernite]

shamefully i must admit im not too familar w/ the works of Ray Charles outside of his real popular stuff, but oh yes Mayfield and the IMpressions is all right but let's not leave out my favorite Sam Cooke.....

[battle_axe_of_doom]

jamez brown had his r&b moments and james brown crushes the universe

[Tagsrover]

BOO on R&B. I always had to change off the station when it came on, but now i got XM, and i found what turns me on

[BriScrye]

Whatever you want to call it: PUT IT IN THE GAME!
I would love to see some Diversity here. Whether it is cultural or Rock Band: the '50's (Rockin' Around the Clock)! With Buddy Holly, Richie Valenz, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, etc.
Anyways, sorry to go off topic (again). But Sly and the Family Stone would be cool. And there could even be Temptations; Earth, Wind & Fire; the Jackson 5... Just pick the write songs and make it fun. Not everyone here is a teen something emo fanboy*!
~Bri

*no offense intended to the teen something emo fanboys...:o

[OldFogey]

Got a fair amount of R&B in my collection, so yeah I'm a fan. But I'm not a devoted fan -- for example, I have no Luther Vandross. Also not into most of the R&B divas, Aretha of course being a huge exception. And when R&B went disco it lost me.

Lots of cases where the boundary line between rock and R&B is blurred -- someone already mentioned Sly, how about Prince? And lots of Rock bands pick up R&B tunes -- Dancing in the Streets for example is one of the most covered tunes in Rock history.

Probably my favorite R&B artist is Stevie Wonder, but I do have a fair amount of Ray Charles as well. One of the albums I cut my teeth on (almost literally) was Ray Charles covering a bunch of country music tunes, "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music." Some sappy chorus parts, but the arrangements are great and Ray is in top form.

Marvin Gaye is also a favorite. Los Lobos do a killer cover of What's Going On?
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[BhindBluEyes430]

R&B Is one of my favorite Genres.
Marvin Gaye is IMO One of the Greatest singers of all time. I edspecialy love rock covers of R&B songs Like The whos cover of Marvin's "Babe Don't You Do it"

James brown Is also a favorite of mine. Ray Charles too

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[a21schizoidman]

I love real R&B

Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin

I was just thinking of this the other day, and I hate when i go to the store looking for R&B, and in that section they have bluegrass, rap, and hiphop, no old 60s & 70s r&b

[LeekiaBug05]

I Think You Should Put Sum Neyo Pleasure P Lil Wayne Beyonce' Keyshia Cole Monica Jamie Foxx T-Pain Mariah Carey Ciara Robin Thicke Justin Timberlake It Would Bring More Customers If You Get A Variety Of Genres Of Course Sticking To The Rock Theme Though I Really Love These Games Though

[Gowienczyk]

I always hated R&B. Then I realized I was listening to new R&B, which is basically terrible singers, repetitive drum beats, and generic lyrics. Classic R&B isn't too bad, really.

Sounds to me you were listening to urban soul/pop.