Noun
race music (uncountable)
(dated, music) Commercially recorded African-American popular music from the early 20th century, including blues and jazz.
Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it. Ray Charles
I was one of I think three white girls in my school. So, I was very much an outsider. And plus I was Jewish and all of my friends were black and Baptist because they listen to the coolest music. We were all listening to Ray Charles and what was then called race music. Janis Ian