The Music Of The Oldies Genre

Oldies music celebrates the history, trivia and charts of the music of the fifties

, sixties and seventies. It is still alive and well. In fact, many rap artists use oldies as their background music while the rapper sings his lyrics over the oldie song...which is called sampling.

Oldies is a generic term commonly used in the United States and Canada to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Oldies stations as we know them today did not really come into existence until the early 1970s.

The music also overlaps with classic rock which focuses on the rock music of the late 1960s and 1970s as well as newer music in a similar style. The songs are typically from the R&B, pop and rock music genres but may also include country, movie soundtrack, novelty, and other types of popular music from around 1950-on.

Oldies music, which typically feature bands and artists such as Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Little Richard, Pat Boone, Sam Cooke, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, the Rascals, the Association, the Temptations, the Who, Elton John, and Fleetwood Mac, cover a wide variety of styles including early rock and roll, rockabilly, doo-wop, surf rock, girl groups, the British Invasion, folk rock, psychedelic rock, baroque pop, soul music, Motown, and bubblegum pop.

The music has some overlap with the classic rock format, which concentrates on the rock music of the late-'60s and '70s and also plays newer material made in the same style. The Oldies return to the era of doo-wop harmonizers, crew cut folk trios, suited balladeers, and rock 'n' roll wildmen.

The songs encompass a wide range of musical styles. They often get dismissed as too tame for sophisticated modern palates, but for some, that's the genre's biggest value -- it harks back to a time that now seems innocent.

Oldies bands typically perform music of the 1950's and 1960's and are great for weddings, corporate events, private parties, and outdoor summertime concerts.

by: Jackie Spivey

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