Developing out of rhythm and blues with a re-injection of gospel music and pop, led by pioneers like Ray Charles and Sam Cooke from the mid-1950s, by the early 1960s figures like Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder were dominating the R&B charts and breaking through into the main pop charts, helping to accelerate their desegregation, while Motown and Stax/Volt Records were becoming major forces in the record industry.
Dikembangkan dari rhythym adn blues dengan campuran musik rohani dan pop, dipimpin oleh para pionir seperti Ray Charles dan Sam Cooke pada pertengahan 1950an, serta pada awal 60an figur seperti Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Curtis Mayfield dan Stevie Wonder yang mendominasi tangga lagu R&B dan mendongkrak tangga lagu pop, membantu mempercepat penghilangan status segregasi mereka, di mana Motown dan Stax/Volt Records menjadi kekuatan yang besar pada bidang perusahaan rekaman.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix