When, and why, was the term "R&B", formerly used to pigeonhole the music of Bo Diddley, early Rolling Stones, Dr Feelgood, George Thorogood, Nine Below Zero and their ilk, hijacked to describe wishy-washy power ballads and soulless dance music purveyed by the likes of Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé?

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