race music

== English == === Etymology === In use from 1920, replaced by rhythm and blues in the 1940s. === Noun === race music (uncountable) (dated, music) Commercially recorded African-American popular music from the early 20th century, including blues and jazz. ==== See also ==== race film === References === === Further reading === African-American music on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 2001. The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.) Pg. 48.