Definition that contains black music
- soul a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s
- rockabilly a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat
- new orleans a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
- r and b a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll
- rhythm and blues a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll