Information for record collectors who love oldies music - guides, shows, and helpful hints.
Wondering what to give that oldies lover for the holidays? Here's a handy guide to Christmas / Holiday gifts for people who love oldies music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, selected by me, your Oldies guide at About.com. These items are all brand-new for 2009, so you can be sure they haven't been given as gifts before! As always, if you have a suggestion for upcoming lists, feel free and …
The following 11 oldies, all featuring variations on the word "thanks," made the
Billboard Top 40 charts between 1955 and 1979. Though they're not all traditional expressions of thanks, and declare their gratitude for some wildly different subjects, they all struck a chord with at least some listeners who could, apparently, relate.
Going "green" may be a sadly necessary part of existence and not just a fad in the early 21st century, but the real groundwork for being environmentally progressive was of course laid in the late Sixties and early Seventies -- an "ecology" movement that paved the way for today's awareness. Here are a sampling of the best "green" oldies: classic hits and misses that spoke to the need to protect th…
Wondering what to give that oldies lover for the holidays? Here's a handy guide to Christmas / Holiday gifts for people who love oldies music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, selected by me, your Oldies guide at About.com. These items are all brand-new for 2007, so you can be sure they haven't been given as gifts before! As always, if you have a suggestion for upcoming lists, feel free and …
Wondering what to give that oldies lover for the holidays? Here's a handy guide to Christmas / Holiday gifts for people who love oldies music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s, selected by me, your Oldies guide at About.com. These items are all brand-new for 2008, so you can be sure they haven't been given as gifts before! As always, if you have a suggestion for upcoming lists, feel free and …
Here's a list of the Top 10 best oldies songs about school and the classroom experience, in descending order. It's subjective, of course, but it covers the 50s, 60s (and early 70s) in search of what your Guide considers the classic high school Oldies hits.
A list of the best breakup oldies songs sung by women, as picked by me, your oldies guide at About.com. Rock and roll, R&B, pop, disco, girl groups, and more from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
A list of the best breakup oldies songs sung by men, as picked by me, your oldies guide at About.com. Rock and roll, R&B, pop, folk-rock, garage, and more from the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
A handy guide to Christmas / Holiday gifts for people who love oldies music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s... all brand-new for the 2006 season, including music, movies, books, posters, games, and other memorabilia!
A handy guide to Christmas / Holiday gifts for people who love oldies music from the '50s, '60s, and '70s... all brand-new for the 2005 season, including music, movies, books, posters, games, and other memorabilia!
Here's a list of the best love song Oldies compilations, in no particular order, as hand-picked by your Guide. It's subjective, of course, but it covers the postwar period in search of what your Guide considers the best upbeat and romantic music.
Here's a list of the best Halloween oldies ever, as hand-picked by your Guide. Songs about aliens are not included (not quite in the Halloween spirit, really), and neither are songs that are about spooky subjects but yet don't sound all that creepy (i.e., Sheb Wooley's "Purple People Eater" and David Seville's "Witch Doctor").
Here's a list of the best Mardi Gras oldies, in no particular order, as hand-picked by your Guide. It's subjective, of course, but it covers the 50s, 60s, and 70s in search of what your Guide considers the classic Carnival hits of New Orleans.
Vietnam was obviously the main subject threading through pop songs of the first rock and roll generation, as Korea hadn't been thought of as such and those WWII fighting songs were but a distant memory. But as the country picked sides, the children of the greatest generation began asking themselves if war was the answer, or was ever the answer to begin with. Here's a list of Top 40 classics that rail against war and, naturally, promote peace.
Here's a list of the best Christmas albums of the oldies era (approximately from 1945-1965), as hand-picked by your Guide. It's subjective, of course, but it covers the early days of rock and roll in search of what your Guide considers the greatest holiday oldies compilations.
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies CDs for a road trip -- rock and roll, blues, boogie, country, bluegrass, and more! Complete with music reviews, tracklistings, and a price comparison guide.
Everyone needs it -- and, increasingly, everyone around the world seems to be suffering from lack of it. The paradox of money is a subject well-represented in popular music, and with rock getting so much of its fuel from blues and R&B, oldies music tends to hit the subject even harder. Enjoy this list of the greatest oldies about money, the need for it, the things we do to get it, and, sadly, its…
All about Summer music -- an in-depth look at great summer music from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, including surf, beach, hot rod, love songs, wedding music, and more. From your Oldies Guide at About.com.
The all time greatest oldies songs and music about summer romances, their fleeting nature, and the joy and pain they can bring... a list of 60s and 70s top 40 summer romance classics handpicked exclusively by your Oldies guide at About.com.
Rock and roll began as a combination of popular musics, and since popular music has always dealt mainly with romantic relationships, it's only natural that rock would pick up its lead. But the greatest love songs, to many, are the ones featuring two great oldies artists singing directly to each other -- and, as with motion pictures, the more believable the chemistry, the better. Here's my list of…
A look at the best oldies songs about America as a country and as a way of life... from your oldies.about.com Guide. Includes buyer's guide and reviews.
The oldies.about.com guide to the best wedding oldies songs, complete with reviews and a price comparison guide!
The Top Ten Christmas albums of the "oldies" era, as selected by your Oldies Guide at About.com... includes rock and roll, R&B, pop, blues, jazz, novelties, country, reggae, and instrumental rock!
The Top Ten love song CDs and albums of the "oldies" era, as selected by your Oldies Guide at About.com... includes soul, pop, doo-wop, lounge, and more!
