The phrase New Orleans rhythm and blues refers to a type of R&B music from New Orleans, Louisiana, that is characterized by extensive use of piano and horn sections, complex rhythms and celebratory lyrics. The lazy, plodding rhythms distinguish this Louisiana musical genre. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... Image of a trumpet. ...

Artists in this style include:

• Johnny Adams
• James Booker
• Sugar Boy Crawford
• Champion Jack Dupree
• Snooks Eaglin
• Guitar Slim, Jr.
• Guitar Slim
• Earl King
• Smiley Lewis
• Professor Longhair
• Tommy Ridgley
• Tuts Washington
• Katie Webster

Johnny Adams (January 5, 1932 - September 14, 1998) was an American blues singer. ... James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was an eccentric and flamboyant piano player and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. ... William Thomas Dupree, best known as Champion Jack Dupree, was an American blues pianist. ... Fird Eaglin, Jr. ... Eddie Guitar Slim Jones (December 10, 1926 – February 7, 1959) is a New Orleans blues guitar player from the 1940s and 1950s best known for the million-selling song The Things That I Used to Do (a song that shaped rock and roll), and his flamboyant stage presence. ... Earl King (February 7, 1934 - April 17, 2003) was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in rhythm & blues music. ... Smiley Lewis (July 5, 1913 - October 7, 1966) was a Rhythm and blues musician. ... Image of the artist Professor Longhair (nee Henry Roeland Byrd and aka Fess) (December 19, 1918 - January 30, 1980) was a legendary New Orleans blues musician. ... American boogie-woogie pianist Katie Webster is acknowledged as the one of the most important blues artists of her generation. ...

Sources

• Jason Berry, Jonathan Foose, Tad Jones, Up from the Cradle of Jazz: New Orleans Music Since World War II (Da Capo, 1992).
• John Broven, Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans (Gretna, La.: Pelican, 1983).
• Jeff Hannusch, I Hear You Knockin : The Sound of New Orleans Rhythm and Blues (Ville Platte, La.: Swallow, 1985).

See also

• Music of Louisiana