Early R&B

A textbook masterclass in pop refactoring, transforming a raw 1961 girl-group R&B stomper into an immaculate, multi-platinum 1970s soft-rock powerhouse.

Fats Domino's foundational New Orleans R&B anthem, whitewashed into a pop hit by Pat Boone, and ultimately resurrected as an arena-rock powerhouse by Cheap Trick at Budokan.

Import phase of the Yokohama port network — jump-swing / boogie-woogie entering via occupation camps and FEN.

Crucible phase of the Atlantic port network — U.S. R&B mutated into tough, high-speed rock and roll by The Beatles on the Hamburg stage.

A 1927 parlor foxtrot hit remade as 1956 R&B groove.

When swing sophistication met the raw pulse of the blues, R&B was born.

The same “That’s All Right” shifts from a swaying blues to a bouncing four-beat rock and roll.