• Patti Labelle

  Somewhere Over The Rainbow –

  
  

  Lady Marmalade –

  
  

  If You Ask Me To –

  
  

  Does He Love You –

• Paul Hardcastle

  Love’s Theme –

• Peabo Bryson

  Feel The Fire –

• Peoples Choice

  Party Is A Groovy Thing –

• Percy Sledge

  Love Comes Knockin’ –

  
  

  When A Man Loves A Woman –

• Phil Perry

  Al Green Medley –

• Phyllis Hyman

  Somewhere In My Lifetime –

  
  

  Living All Alone –

  
  

  What You Won’t Do For Love –

  
  

  Old Friend –

• Pleasure

  Joyous –

  
  

  Glide –

• Pointer Sisters

  Jada –

• Prince

  Erotic City –

  
  

  Gett Off –

  
  

  Sexy M. F. –

  
  

  Controversy –

  DMSR –

• Quincy Jones

  (I Want To) Rock With You –

  
  

  Stuff Like That –

• R Kelly

  The Storm Is Over Now –

  
  

  Bump And Grind –

• Ray Charles

  Child Support –

  
  

  Oh What A Beautiful Morning –

  
  

  Our Love Is Here To Stay –

  
  

  You Don’t Know Me –

  
  

  Cry –

  I’ve Got News For You –

  
  

  Moonlight In Vermont –

• Regina Belle

  If I Could –

• Richard Fields

  If It Ain’t One Thing –

• Rick James

  Standing On Top –

  
  

  Give To Me Baby –

  
  

  You And I –

  
  

  Super Freak –

• Rick James and Teena Marie

  Fire & Desire –

• Roberta Flack

  Feel like Makin Love –

  
  

  First Time Ever I Saw Your Face –

• Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway

  You’ve Got A Friend –

• Ronnie Dyson

  Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely –

• Roscoe Gordon

  Just A Little Bit –

• Rose Royce

  Car Wash –

  
  

  I Want To Get Next To You –

  
  

  Wishing On A Star –

  Ooh Boy –

• Sam and Dave

  You Got Me Hummin –

  
  

  Said I Wasn’t Going To Tell –

  
  

  Wrap It Up –

  
  

  You Don’t Know Like I Know –

• Sam Cooke

  Ain’t That News –

  
  

  My Baby Done Gone –

  
  

  Havin a Party –

  
  

  Change Gonna Come –

  
  

  Nothing Can Ever Change This Love –

  Blowin In The Wind –

  
  

  If I Had A Hammer –

  
  

  The Best Things In Life Are Free –

  
  

  This Little Light Of Mine –

  
  

  Nobody Wants You –

  Bring It On Home To Me –

  
  

  That’s Where It’s At –

  
  

  Twistin The Night Away –

  
  

  You Send Me –

  
  

  Frankie & Johnny –

  Bill Bailey –

• Sammy O’

  Right Here In The Palm Of My Hand –

• Shalamar

  Somewhere There’s A Love –

  
  

  Second Time Around –

  
  

  Motown Medley –

  
  

  A Night To Remember –

• Sly and The Family Stone

  Thank You –

• Smokey Robinson

  Ooh Baby Baby –

  
  

  I Can’t Get Enough –

  
  

  Share It –

  Tell Me Tomorrow –

  Quiet Storm –

• Solo

  Heaven –

  
  

  Where Do You Want Me To Put It –

• Solomon Burke

  Got To Get Ya Off My Mind –

• SOS

  Just Be Good To Me –

• Spinners

  Ghetto Child –

  
  

  Me And My Music –

  
  

  Sadie –

  
  

  City Full Of Memories –

  
  

  Mighty Love –

  Love Don’t Love Nobody –

  
  

  Just You And Me Baby –

  
  

  I’ll Be Around –

• Staple Singers

  Come Go With Me –

  
  

  Heavy Makes You Happy –

  
  

  La De Da –

  
  

  Respect Yourself –

  
  

  I’ll Take You There –

  Touch A Hand (Make A Friend) –

• Steve Arrington

  Weak At The Knees –

• Stevie Wonder

  Happy Birthday –

  Bird Of Beauty –

  
  

  Superwoman –

  
  

  Redemption Song –

  
  

  So What The Fuss –

  
  

  Where Were You When I Needed You –

  AS (Always) –

  
  

  Master Blaster –

  
  

  Knocks Me Off My Feet –

  
  

  You Haven’t Done Nothin’ –

  You Got It Bad Girl

• Stylistics

  Betcha By Golly Wow –

  
  

  It’s Too Late –

  
  

  Children Of The Night –

  
  

  You’re As Right As Rain –

  
  

  MEDLEY –

  Pay Back Is A Dog –

  
  

  People Make The World Go Round –

  
  

  You Make Me Feel Brand New –

• Supremes Scherrie and Lynda

  Back By Popular Demand –

• Tank

  You’re My Star –

• Teddy Pendergrass

  Do Me –

  
  

  Shout and Scream –

  
  

  Get Up Get Down –

  
  

  You’re My Latest  –

  
  

  Love TKO –

  All By Myself –

  
  

  Easy Easy Got To Take It Easy –

  
  

  Turn Off The Lights –

  
  

  Close The Door –

  
  

  When Somebody Loves You Back –

  Come On Go With Me –

  
  

  The Whole Town’s Laughing –

  
  

  I Don’t Love You Anymore –

• Teena Marie

  Lovergirl –

 

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R&B MIDI Files

Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine coined the term “rhythm and blues” or ” R&B ” in 1948 as a musical term in the United States. It replaced the term “race music”, which originally came from within the black community, but was deemed offensive in the postwar world. The term “rhythm and blues” was used by Billboard in its chart listings from June 1949 until August 1969, when its “Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles” chart was renamed as “Best Selling Soul Singles”.
Writer/producer Robert Palmer defined rhythm & blues as “a catchall term referring to any music that was made by and for black Americans”. He has used the term ” R&B ” as a synonym for jump blues. However, Allmusic separates it from jump blues because of its stronger, gospel-esque backbeat. Lawrence Cohn, author of Nothing but the Blues, writes that “rhythm and blues” was an umbrella term invented for industry convenience. According to him, the term embraced all black music except classical music and religious music, unless a gospel song sold enough to break into the charts. Well into the 21st century, the term R&B continues in use (in some contexts) to categorize music made by black musicians, as distinct from styles of music made by other musicians.
In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, and saxophone. Arrangements were rehearsed to the point of effortlessness and were sometimes accompanied by background vocalists. Simple repetitive parts mesh, creating momentum and rhythmic interplay producing mellow, lilting, and often hypnotic textures while calling attention to no individual sound. While singers are emotionally engaged with the lyrics, often intensely so, they remain cool, relaxed, and in control. The bands dressed in suits, and even uniforms, a practice associated with the modern popular music that rhythm and blues performers aspired to dominate.
This excerpt is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B