Until the late 1940s, what offensive term did Billboard magazine use to categorize music recorded by and for African Americans?
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Race records
The term 'race records' was standard in the U.S. music industry from the 1920s through the 1940s before being replaced by 'Rhythm and Blues' in 1949.
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- What term was used by Billboard magazine from the 1920s until 1949 to categorize music by African American artists before it was replaced by 'Rhythm and Blues'?