What's another name for the style of music that Ora Alexander performed?
Juke joint Juke joint (or jook joint) is the vernacular term for an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking, primarily operated by African Americans in the southeastern United States. The term "juke" is believed to derive from the Gullah word "joog" or "jug", meaning rowdy or disorderly. A juke joint may also be called a "barrelhouse".
Quiet storm Quiet storm is a radio format and a "super genre" of contemporary R&B, jazz fusion and pop music that is characterized by understated, mellow dynamics, slow tempos, and relaxed rhythms. It was pioneered in the mid-1970s by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the radio station WHUR-FM in Washington, D.C.. This format was named after Smokey Robinson's 1976 album "A Quiet Storm".