kev wrote:Bella Dea wrote:The Stones are R&B? Since when?
Since 1962, you sound like a young person who probably thinks that Britney Spears is R&B
Britney Spears wouldn't know R&B if if it bit her arse
Britney Spears? I sound like a young person?
Are you joking? Do you know what R&B is? It's Rhythm and Blues, which originally was a combination of jazz, blues and gospel (it's since changed, unfortunatly). But the real R&B, the ORIGINAL R&B was "race music" as it were called. And hardly the Stones.
R&B existed long before the Stones. They may have used R&B elements but they sure weren't an R&B group. I'd never term them as so. Take a gander at any music store and you'll see them under Rock. And rightly so, IMO.
In the 60's, R&B added soul music to it's mix. I wouldn't call the Stones soul either. The longer R&B was around, the more mixed up it became. Today, R&B artists are hardly R&B artists. They are hip hop. But unfortunatly, people don't know the difference.
If you can prove me wrong, please do so. Or would you like me to continue educating you on the history of R&B?