--- title: "20 Rhythm Blues Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 20 Rhythm Blues quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Rhythm Blues sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/johnny-cash-1517_rhythm_get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues-952571_952571.jpg" --- > [Get rhythm when you get the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues/) [Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/johnny-cash-1517_rhythm_get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues-952571_952571.jpg) > [Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-charles/rhythm-and-blues-used-to-be-called-race-music-this-music-was-going-on/) [Ray Charles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-charles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/ray-charles-6406_attention_rhythm-and-blues-used-to-be-called-race_1633664.jpg) > [The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-taylor/the-beatles-and-the-stones-were-basically-inspired-by-american-rhythm/) [Mick Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/mick-taylor-20968_inspired_the-beatles-and-the-stones-were-basicall_1335100.jpg) > [My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/my-brother-alex-fell-in-love-with-rhythm-and-blues-early-and-gave-me/) [James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/james-taylor-2045_alex_my-brother-alex-fell-in-love-with-rhythm_2386676.jpg) > [If you like rock and roll, if you like rhythm and blues, if you like jazz, if you like hip-hop, you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/if-you-like-rock-and-roll-if-you-like-rhythm-and-blues-if-you-like/) [Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laurence-fishburne-3533_blues_if-you-like-rock-and-roll-if-you-like-rh_1339696.jpg) > [I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nighy/i-m-crazy-about-james-brown-i-m-crazy-about-soul-music-and-then-the/) [Bill Nighy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-nighy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/bill-nighy-4521_blues_i-m-crazy-about-james-brown-i-m-crazy-ab_2498528.jpg) > [Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-davies/our-repertoire-consisted-of-rhythm-and-blues-sort-of-country-rhythm/) [Ray Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/ray-davies-3711_country_our-repertoire-consisted-of-rhythm-and-b_2353750.jpg) > [Rock 'n' Roll is just New Orleans rhythm and blues under a new name. It's got that Dixieland beat and that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-domino/rock-n-roll-is-just-new-orleans-rhythm-and-blues-under-a-new-name-it/) [Fats Domino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fats-domino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/fats-domino-12965_blues_rock-n-roll-is-just-new-orleans-rhythm-a_863827.png) > [Joseph Zawinul and Toots Thielmans, in my opinion, are the only Europeans who can play rhythm-and-blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my-opinion-are-the-only/) [Jaco Pastorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaco-pastorius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/jaco-pastorius-24965_europeans_joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my_1084800.png) > [I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - "Pennies from Heaven" - Ella Fitzgerald,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/little-richard/i-came-from-a-family-where-my-people-didn-t-like-rhythm-and-blues/) [Little Richard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/little-richard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/little-richard-8263_crosby_i-came-from-a-family-where-my-people-did_2074657.jpg) > [I was addicted to rhythm 'n' blues pretty much directly into folk music. I had my little 45s of mostly black artists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-baez/i-was-addicted-to-rhythm-n-blues-pretty-much-directly-into-folk-music/) [Joan Baez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-baez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/joan-baez-5389_art_i-was-addicted-to-rhythm-n-blues-pretty_1749178.jpg) > [When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/little-richard/when-you-sit-down-and-think-about-what-rock-n-roll-music-really-is/) [Little Richard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/little-richard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/little-richard-8263_down-and_when-you-sit-down-and-think-about-what-r_2327260.jpg) > [Rock'n'roll is nothing but Boogie Woogie with stuff on top of it. And if you're black, they name it rhythm'n'blues, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ike-turner/rock-n-roll-is-nothing-but-boogie-woogie-with-stuff-on-top-of-it-and/) [Ike Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ike-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/ike-turner-22632_black_rock-n-roll-is-nothing-but-boogie-woogie_836150.png) > [Rhythm and blues is about what life is, it's about being able to talk heartbreak and understanding that people go through it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-dream/rhythm-and-blues-is-about-what-life-is-it-s-about-being-able-to-talk/) [The-Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-dream-5082_blues_rhythm-and-blues-is-about-what-life-is-i_1788081.jpg) > [Everybody started callin' my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playin' down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-domino/everybody-started-callin-my-music-rock-and-roll-but-it-wasn-t/) [Fats Domino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fats-domino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/fats-domino-12965_blues_everybody-started-callin-my-music-rock-a_3218535.png) > [Everybody started calling my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-domino/everybody-started-calling-my-music-rock-and-roll-but-it-wasn-t/) [Fats Domino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fats-domino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/fats-domino-12965_calling_everybody-started-calling-my-music-rock_2190305.png) > [Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained themselves. It wasn't done for money. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-stone/rhythm-and-blues-started-even-before-phonograph-records-were-being/) [Jesse Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/jesse-stone-48093_about_rhythm-and-blues-started-even-before-pho_1075936.jpg) > [I am so weak over love and heartbreak. My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-marcel/i-am-so-weak-over-love-and-heartbreak-my-music-is-rhythm-and-blues/) [Adrian Marcel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-marcel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/adrian-marcel-30247_blues_i-am-so-weak-over-love-and-heartbreak-my_105930.jpg) > [When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a-rhythm-and-blues-band-i-was/) [Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/justin-hayward-24653_band_when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a_421577.jpg) > [“I haven’t sold my soul yet – well, maybe a couple bars of rhythm and blues here and there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pynchon/i-haven-t-sold-my-soul-yet-well-maybe-a-couple-bars-of-rhythm-and/) [Thomas Pynchon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-pynchon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/thomas-pynchon-533_rhythm-and-blues_i-haven-t-sold-my-soul-yet-well-maybe-a_2182766.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/#itemlist", "name": "Rhythm Blues Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Get rhythm when you get the blues.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnny Cash" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/johnny-cash-1517_rhythm_get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues-952571_952571.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/johnny-cash-1517_rhythm_get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues-952571_952571.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/johnny-cash-1517_rhythm_get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues-952571_952571.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Get rhythm when you get the blues.” — Johnny Cash", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ray Charles" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-charles/rhythm-and-blues-used-to-be-called-race-music-this-music-was-going-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/ray-charles-6406_attention_rhythm-and-blues-used-to-be-called-race_1633664.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/ray-charles-6406_attention_rhythm-and-blues-used-to-be-called-race_1633664.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/ray-charles-6406_attention_rhythm-and-blues-used-to-be-called-race_1633664.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any…” — Ray Charles", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mick Taylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-taylor/the-beatles-and-the-stones-were-basically-inspired-by-american-rhythm/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/mick-taylor-20968_inspired_the-beatles-and-the-stones-were-basicall_1335100.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/mick-taylor-20968_inspired_the-beatles-and-the-stones-were-basicall_1335100.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48a/mick-taylor-20968_inspired_the-beatles-and-the-stones-were-basicall_1335100.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues” — Mick Taylor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Taylor" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/my-brother-alex-fell-in-love-with-rhythm-and-blues-early-and-gave-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/james-taylor-2045_alex_my-brother-alex-fell-in-love-with-rhythm_2386676.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/james-taylor-2045_alex_my-brother-alex-fell-in-love-with-rhythm_2386676.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/james-taylor-2045_alex_my-brother-alex-fell-in-love-with-rhythm_2386676.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.” — James Taylor", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you like rock and roll, if you like rhythm and blues, if you like jazz, if you like hip-hop, you might be black-ish.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laurence Fishburne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/if-you-like-rock-and-roll-if-you-like-rhythm-and-blues-if-you-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laurence-fishburne-3533_blues_if-you-like-rock-and-roll-if-you-like-rh_1339696.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laurence-fishburne-3533_blues_if-you-like-rock-and-roll-if-you-like-rh_1339696.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/laurence-fishburne-3533_blues_if-you-like-rock-and-roll-if-you-like-rh_1339696.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you like rock and roll, if you like rhythm and blues, if you like jazz, if you like hip-hop, you might be…” — Laurence Fishburne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Nighy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nighy/i-m-crazy-about-james-brown-i-m-crazy-about-soul-music-and-then-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/bill-nighy-4521_blues_i-m-crazy-about-james-brown-i-m-crazy-ab_2498528.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/bill-nighy-4521_blues_i-m-crazy-about-james-brown-i-m-crazy-ab_2498528.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/bill-nighy-4521_blues_i-m-crazy-about-james-brown-i-m-crazy-ab_2498528.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm crazy about James Brown. I'm crazy about soul music. And then the blues. Rhythm and blues.” — Bill Nighy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ray Davies" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-davies/our-repertoire-consisted-of-rhythm-and-blues-sort-of-country-rhythm/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/ray-davies-3711_country_our-repertoire-consisted-of-rhythm-and-b_2353750.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/ray-davies-3711_country_our-repertoire-consisted-of-rhythm-and-b_2353750.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/ray-davies-3711_country_our-repertoire-consisted-of-rhythm-and-b_2353750.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.” — Ray Davies", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rock 'n' Roll is just New Orleans rhythm and blues under a new name. It's got that Dixieland beat and that's what sells records.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fats Domino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-domino/rock-n-roll-is-just-new-orleans-rhythm-and-blues-under-a-new-name-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/fats-domino-12965_blues_rock-n-roll-is-just-new-orleans-rhythm-a_863827.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/fats-domino-12965_blues_rock-n-roll-is-just-new-orleans-rhythm-a_863827.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61f/fats-domino-12965_blues_rock-n-roll-is-just-new-orleans-rhythm-a_863827.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Rock 'n' Roll is just New Orleans rhythm and blues under a new name. It's got that Dixieland beat and that's…” — Fats Domino", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Joseph Zawinul and Toots Thielmans, in my opinion, are the only Europeans who can play rhythm-and-blues.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jaco Pastorius" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaco-pastorius/joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my-opinion-are-the-only/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/jaco-pastorius-24965_europeans_joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my_1084800.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/jaco-pastorius-24965_europeans_joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my_1084800.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/jaco-pastorius-24965_europeans_joseph-zawinul-and-toots-thielmans-in-my_1084800.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Joseph Zawinul and Toots Thielmans, in my opinion, are the only Europeans who can play rhythm-and-blues.” — Jaco Pastorius", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - \"Pennies from Heaven\" - Ella Fitzgerald, was all I heard.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Little Richard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/little-richard/i-came-from-a-family-where-my-people-didn-t-like-rhythm-and-blues/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/little-richard-8263_crosby_i-came-from-a-family-where-my-people-did_2074657.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/little-richard-8263_crosby_i-came-from-a-family-where-my-people-did_2074657.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/little-richard-8263_crosby_i-came-from-a-family-where-my-people-did_2074657.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I came from a family where my people didn't like rhythm and blues. Bing Crosby - \"Pennies from Heaven\"…” — Little Richard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was addicted to rhythm 'n' blues pretty much directly into folk music. I had my little 45s of mostly black artists. That was as close as I got. I've never listened to heavy rock or stuff that jangles my nerves, because I'm already jangled.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joan Baez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-baez/i-was-addicted-to-rhythm-n-blues-pretty-much-directly-into-folk-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/joan-baez-5389_art_i-was-addicted-to-rhythm-n-blues-pretty_1749178.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/joan-baez-5389_art_i-was-addicted-to-rhythm-n-blues-pretty_1749178.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd3/joan-baez-5389_art_i-was-addicted-to-rhythm-n-blues-pretty_1749178.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was addicted to rhythm 'n' blues pretty much directly into folk music. I had my little 45s of mostly black…” — Joan Baez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular tempo, you call it rhythm and blues.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Little Richard" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/little-richard/when-you-sit-down-and-think-about-what-rock-n-roll-music-really-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/little-richard-8263_down-and_when-you-sit-down-and-think-about-what-r_2327260.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/little-richard-8263_down-and_when-you-sit-down-and-think-about-what-r_2327260.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/little-richard-8263_down-and_when-you-sit-down-and-think-about-what-r_2327260.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question…” — Little Richard", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rock'n'roll is nothing but Boogie Woogie with stuff on top of it. And if you're black, they name it rhythm'n'blues, and if you're white, they name it rock'n'roll. So, I don't give a... You know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ike Turner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ike-turner/rock-n-roll-is-nothing-but-boogie-woogie-with-stuff-on-top-of-it-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/ike-turner-22632_black_rock-n-roll-is-nothing-but-boogie-woogie_836150.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/ike-turner-22632_black_rock-n-roll-is-nothing-but-boogie-woogie_836150.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/ike-turner-22632_black_rock-n-roll-is-nothing-but-boogie-woogie_836150.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Rock'n'roll is nothing but Boogie Woogie with stuff on top of it. And if you're black, they name it…” — Ike Turner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rhythm and blues is about what life is, it's about being able to talk heartbreak and understanding that people go through it, not about this fantasy in how much you're spending.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The-Dream" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-dream/rhythm-and-blues-is-about-what-life-is-it-s-about-being-able-to-talk/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-dream-5082_blues_rhythm-and-blues-is-about-what-life-is-i_1788081.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-dream-5082_blues_rhythm-and-blues-is-about-what-life-is-i_1788081.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/the-dream-5082_blues_rhythm-and-blues-is-about-what-life-is-i_1788081.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Rhythm and blues is about what life is, it's about being able to talk heartbreak and understanding that…” — The-Dream", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everybody started callin' my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playin' down in New Orleans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fats Domino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-domino/everybody-started-callin-my-music-rock-and-roll-but-it-wasn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/fats-domino-12965_blues_everybody-started-callin-my-music-rock-a_3218535.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/fats-domino-12965_blues_everybody-started-callin-my-music-rock-a_3218535.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/fats-domino-12965_blues_everybody-started-callin-my-music-rock-a_3218535.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everybody started callin' my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd…” — Fats Domino", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Everybody started calling my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playing down in New Orleans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fats Domino" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fats-domino/everybody-started-calling-my-music-rock-and-roll-but-it-wasn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/fats-domino-12965_calling_everybody-started-calling-my-music-rock_2190305.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/fats-domino-12965_calling_everybody-started-calling-my-music-rock_2190305.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/fats-domino-12965_calling_everybody-started-calling-my-music-rock_2190305.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everybody started calling my music rock and roll, but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd…” — Fats Domino", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained themselves. It wasn't done for money. It was done for entertainment. Most white people didn't know anything about this because prejudice kept them from ever seeing what was going on.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jesse Stone" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-stone/rhythm-and-blues-started-even-before-phonograph-records-were-being/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/jesse-stone-48093_about_rhythm-and-blues-started-even-before-pho_1075936.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/jesse-stone-48093_about_rhythm-and-blues-started-even-before-pho_1075936.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/jesse-stone-48093_about_rhythm-and-blues-started-even-before-pho_1075936.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Rhythm and blues started even before phonograph records were being produced because black people entertained…” — Jesse Stone", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am so weak over love and heartbreak. My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of it is a major portion. I feel like it has been lost in R&B and a lot of people are scared to talk about their vulnerabilities and insecurities. They want to keep it up and in the club.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adrian Marcel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-marcel/i-am-so-weak-over-love-and-heartbreak-my-music-is-rhythm-and-blues/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/adrian-marcel-30247_blues_i-am-so-weak-over-love-and-heartbreak-my_105930.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/adrian-marcel-30247_blues_i-am-so-weak-over-love-and-heartbreak-my_105930.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/adrian-marcel-30247_blues_i-am-so-weak-over-love-and-heartbreak-my_105930.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am so weak over love and heartbreak. My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of…” — Adrian Marcel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues - I think the rest of us were.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Hayward" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a-rhythm-and-blues-band-i-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/justin-hayward-24653_band_when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a_421577.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/justin-hayward-24653_band_when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a_421577.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/justin-hayward-24653_band_when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a_421577.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues - I think…” — Justin Hayward", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I haven’t sold my soul yet – well, maybe a couple bars of rhythm and blues here and there.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Pynchon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-pynchon/i-haven-t-sold-my-soul-yet-well-maybe-a-couple-bars-of-rhythm-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/thomas-pynchon-533_rhythm-and-blues_i-haven-t-sold-my-soul-yet-well-maybe-a_2182766.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/thomas-pynchon-533_rhythm-and-blues_i-haven-t-sold-my-soul-yet-well-maybe-a_2182766.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/thomas-pynchon-533_rhythm-and-blues_i-haven-t-sold-my-soul-yet-well-maybe-a_2182766.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I haven’t sold my soul yet – well, maybe a couple bars of rhythm and blues here and there.” — Thomas Pynchon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/", "name": "Rhythm Blues Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/johnny-cash-1517_rhythm_get-rhythm-when-you-get-the-blues-952571_952571.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 20 Rhythm Blues quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Rhythm Blues sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Rhythm Blues Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rhythm-blues/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```