Gospel music transformed rhythm and blues in the 1950's because of the influence it had in the 1940s. Gospel music was a type of outsider music. It came around in the early part of the 1930s and it made people feel better about themselves. There were many positives things that were told when people sang gospel music. It focused on the positive things in peoples lives.
Gospel music influenced some R&B styles of music with styles such as call and response. One particular style that was developed because of gospel music and R&B was doo-wop. Doo-wop was developed in the 1940s, but was still around in the 1950s. R&B styles also led to rock and roll. Doo-Wop was a little different from the other R&B styles because it did not use the same blues style
Gospel music influenced some R&B styles of music with styles such as call and response. One particular style that was developed because of gospel music and R&B was doo-wop. Doo-wop was developed in the 1940s, but was still around in the 1950s. R&B styles also led to rock and roll. Doo-Wop was a little different from the other R&B styles because it did not use the same blues style