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A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is from a July 1, 1961, article in The Chicago Defender .
Slow jams with quiet storm elements continued to be produced through the 2000s and 2010s. [4] Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop, contemporary R&B, smooth soul, smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.
Quiet storm appropriates R&B and soul "slow jams" and recontextualizes them into rotations with their peers and predecessors. [15] Music journalist Jason King wrote, "Sensuous and pensive, quiet storm is seductive R&B, marked by jazz flourishes, 'smooth grooves,' and tasteful lyrics about intimate subjects.
Randy Williams, better known by the stage name R Dub!, is an American DJ and radio host.He is the sultan of the micronation of Slowjamastan.He is best known as the host and creator of Sunday Night Slow Jams, which he created on 24 July 1994.
Alex Henderson from AllMusic named the song as one of the "moments" on the C.M.B. album, describing it as a slow jam which samples rapper Slick Rick "in a rather clever fashion". [15] " I Wanna Sex You Up" was ranked number 40 on Blender 's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever" [ 16 ] and VH1 's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".
By All Means is the debut album by American music group By All Means, ... "Slow Jam (Can I Have This Dance with You)" Jimmy Varner/Stan Sheppard: 5:04 8.
Midnight Love is a late-night music video block on the BET network that originally aired from August 10, 1985 until September 3, 2005. The show's creator, Alvin Jones, occasionally in voiceover, alongside various music artists. It showcased music videos of R&B/Soul ballads and Quiet Storm songs .
Former XM logo as The '90s prior to Sirius/XM merger on November 12, 2008. The '90s on 9 (or just The '90s) is the name of Sirius XM Radio's 1990s commercial-free music channel, heard on Sirius XM channel 9 and Dish Network channel 6009. The channel focuses mostly on hit-driven R&B, hip-hop, rock, pop, and dance [1] tracks from the 1990s.