This article is about the radio format and music genre. For other uses, see Quiet storm (disambiguation).
Quiet storm
Stylistic origins
R&B
smooth soul
smooth jazz
jazz fusion
pop
soft rock
Cultural origins
Mid-1970s, United States
Other topics
List of quiet storm songs
Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style.[1] It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson's 1975 album A Quiet Storm.[2]
The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM. It eventually became regarded as an identifiable subgenre of R&B.[3] Quiet storm was marketed to primarily upscale mature African-American audiences. It peaked in popularity during the 1980s, but fell out of favor with young listeners in the golden age of hip hop.[4]
^Nelson George (2003). The Death of Rhythm and Blues. Penguin. pp. 132–33, 172–73. ISBN 9781101160671.
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