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Rhythm & Blues the "soul" of  American music.

I got no kick against modern jazz
Unless they start to play it too darn fast
And lose the beauty of the melody
Until it sounds just like a symphony

I took my love way up across the tracks
So she could hear my man awailing sax
I must admit they had a rockin' band
Man they was blowin' like a hurricane

Way down South they gave a jubilee
The country folks they had a jamboree
They're drinking home brew from a wooden cup
The folks dancing got all shook up

Don't care to hear them play a tango
I'm in no mood to hear a Mambo
It's way too early for the Congo
So keep arockin' that piano.

--Chuck Berry "Rock and Roll Music"

 
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