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Ol' Skool. Ol' Skool was an American new jack swing and urban R&B group from St. Louis, Missouri that consisted of Jason Little (vocals), Jerome "Pookie" Lane (vocals), Tony Herron (vocals), Curtis Jefferson (vocals, bass) and Bobby Crawford (vocals, drum programming, keyboards). After putting out their debut single, "Set You Free", in late ...
Old-school hip hop. Old-school hip hop (also spelled old skool) (also known as disco-rap) is the earliest commercially recorded hip hop music and the original style of the genre. It typically refers to the music created around 1979 to 1983, [ 1] as well as any hip hop that does not adhere to contemporary styles. [ 2]
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ...
On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the song also reached the top ten, peaking at number two. [60] The song received a gold certification by the RIAA on October 25, 1994. [ 53 ] In other international markets, "At Your Best (You Are Love)" reached numbers 27, 38 and 40 in the UK, New Zealand and the Netherlands, respectively.
List of R&B musicians encompasses sub-genres such as urban-contemporary, doo wop, southern, neo-soul and soul, indie, alternative, country, rap, ska, funk, pop, rock, electronic and new jack swing fusions.
Founder. Bill Walker and Al Lopez. Thump Recordsis a record labelspecialized in various genres of music. Founded by Bill Walker and Al Lopez for $10,000 in 1990. In 1997 Bill Walker became its sole C.E.O. and President. History. [edit] Thump's success was ignited by the popularity of its Old School and Low Rider compilation series (co-branded ...
Key. †. Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1960 [ 11] Bill Black's Combo (Black pictured) had two number ones in 1960. Jackie Wilson also took two singles to the top of the chart during the year. The Everly Brothers spent one week at number one with "Cathy's Clown". Jerry Butler (pictured in later life) ended the year at number one.
January 29. February 5. "Get It on Tonite". Montell Jordan. February 12. February 19. February 26. "Thank God I Found You". Mariah Carey featuring Joe.