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balderdash111 · 03-02-2007, 08:29 AM

Oh my God, I feel old....

I'm not out of my 30s, but to me "oldies" means 1930-1950 or so. Then a period of "Oldies Rock" until about 1965, and after that it's "Classic Rock" (to me, anyway) up until about 1980.

So, if you're thinking "Oldies" in my sense of the word, you can't go wrong with anything by any of the following:

Frank Sinatra
The Andrews Sisters
Benny Goodman
Nat King Cole
Bing Crosby
Tony Bennett
Duke Ellington

If you're thinking Oldies as in old rock, then you should definetely go to:

Elvis
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
Little Richard

If you're thinking Oldies as in what I call "Classic Rock"

Beatles
Beatles
Beatles

Also, depending on your tastes, CSN(&Y), Pink Floyd, the Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and on and on and on.....

I'd really recommend checking out the list of number 1 songs. Granted there will be songs on there that now seem like clunkers, but it will give you a sense of the big artists. Odds are, they were big for a reason.

EDIT: Note that I all but completely ignored jazz, unless you count Goodman and Ellington (which to me are really Big Band, not jazz). If you want info on that, then that's a whole new kettle of fish

03-02-2007, 08:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
balderdash111 Psycho	Oh my God, I feel old.... I'm not out of my 30s, but to me "oldies" means 1930-1950 or so. Then a period of "Oldies Rock" until about 1965, and after that it's "Classic Rock" (to me, anyway) up until about 1980. So, if you're thinking "Oldies" in my sense of the word, you can't go wrong with anything by any of the following: Frank Sinatra The Andrews Sisters Benny Goodman Nat King Cole Bing Crosby Tony Bennett Duke Ellington If you're thinking Oldies as in old rock, then you should definetely go to: Elvis Chuck Berry Jerry Lee Lewis Buddy Holly Little Richard If you're thinking Oldies as in what I call "Classic Rock" Beatles Beatles Beatles Also, depending on your tastes, CSN(&Y), Pink Floyd, the Byrds, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and on and on and on..... I'd really recommend checking out the list of number 1 songs. Granted there will be songs on there that now seem like clunkers, but it will give you a sense of the big artists. Odds are, they were big for a reason. EDIT: Note that I all but completely ignored jazz, unless you count Goodman and Ellington (which to me are really Big Band, not jazz). If you want info on that, then that's a whole new kettle of fish __________________ A little silliness now and then is cherished by the wisest men. -- Willy Wonka Last edited by balderdash111; 03-02-2007 at 08:32 AM..