Easy Listening and Beautiful Music
Soothing oldies music from classic instrumentalists and legendary pop vocalists.
Oldies Music Glossary: "Fifties Pop"
A basic guide to Fifties Pop music, its best and most popular artists, composers, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
A basic guide to Fifties Pop music, its best and most popular artists, composers, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Oldies Music Glossary: "Exotica"
A basic guide to Exotica music, its best and most popular artists, composers, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
A basic guide to Exotica music, its best and most popular artists, composers, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Oldies Music Glossary: "Easy Listening"
A basic guide to easy listening music, its best and most popular artists, composers, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
A basic guide to easy listening music, its best and most popular artists, composers, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of pop and rock music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.
Profile: Johnny Mathis
The king of romantic "make-out" music, Johnny Mathis was the preeminent crooner of the Fifties and early Sixties, scoring hits on the pop, R&B, and adult contemporary charts with modern standards like "Misty," "Chances Are," and "The Twelfth Of Never." This Johnny Mathis profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
The king of romantic "make-out" music, Johnny Mathis was the preeminent crooner of the Fifties and early Sixties, scoring hits on the pop, R&B, and adult contemporary charts with modern standards like "Misty," "Chances Are," and "The Twelfth Of Never." This Johnny Mathis profile is the latest in a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
101 Strings Music Home Page
The leader in "beautiful music" for decades has an official site here, with a history, news, and product info.
The leader in "beautiful music" for decades has an official site here, with a history, news, and product info.
A Perry Como Discography
A huge database of information on ALL the material this icon of easy-listening music recorded during his long lifetime.
A huge database of information on ALL the material this icon of easy-listening music recorded during his long lifetime.
Andy Williams
This smooth pop vocal icon of the 50s-70s gave us classics like "Canadian Sunset" and "Butterfly." This is his official site, featuring a wealth of info, including recent tour dates!
This smooth pop vocal icon of the 50s-70s gave us classics like "Canadian Sunset" and "Butterfly." This is his official site, featuring a wealth of info, including recent tour dates!
BeautifulInstrumentals
This Yahoo! Group, devoted to "beautiful music" and lounge music, gets a tremendous amount of traffic and is a great forum for easy listening aficionados.
This Yahoo! Group, devoted to "beautiful music" and lounge music, gets a tremendous amount of traffic and is a great forum for easy listening aficionados.
Blackprincess Presents... The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
The original "When I Fall In Love" vocalist and smooth romantic paragon is paid tribute to on this fan site, which contains loads of sound files and a history that stretches back to his early days with the Trio.
The original "When I Fall In Love" vocalist and smooth romantic paragon is paid tribute to on this fan site, which contains loads of sound files and a history that stretches back to his early days with the Trio.
Bob's World of Liberace
An elegant and fun site devoted to the most flamboyant concert pianist of all time. Take a virtual tour of one of Lee's six homes or look at his Christmas favors!
An elegant and fun site devoted to the most flamboyant concert pianist of all time. Take a virtual tour of one of Lee's six homes or look at his Christmas favors!
Bobby Vinton's Fans Web Site
This Japanese fan page for "Mr. Lonely" features a timeline of his career milestones, a list of movie and TV appearances, an extensive discography, and covers for all his hit 45s!
This Japanese fan page for "Mr. Lonely" features a timeline of his career milestones, a list of movie and TV appearances, an extensive discography, and covers for all his hit 45s!
Down Beat: Mel Torme
The Velvet Fog has straddled the line between pop and jazz for decades now, as well as penning classics like "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)."
The Velvet Fog has straddled the line between pop and jazz for decades now, as well as penning classics like "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)."
Englebert.com
A fan-friendly official site for the crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, best known for his version of "Release Me" and Seventies hits like "After The Lovin'."
A fan-friendly official site for the crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, best known for his version of "Release Me" and Seventies hits like "After The Lovin'."
Frankie Laine: It Ain't Over Till It's Over
An official site for one of the postwar period's most enduring pop vocal idols. Features news, a fan club, sound clips of his songs, and an online store!
An official site for one of the postwar period's most enduring pop vocal idols. Features news, a fan club, sound clips of his songs, and an online store!
Good Life Music: Bert Kaempfert
The man with "the mad hits" wrote, arranged, and produced some of 60s pop's most enduring hits, including Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" - not to mention his own celebrated instrumental pop albums. It's all explored at this wonderfully designed official site.
The man with "the mad hits" wrote, arranged, and produced some of 60s pop's most enduring hits, including Sinatra's "Strangers In The Night" - not to mention his own celebrated instrumental pop albums. It's all explored at this wonderfully designed official site.
Harry Belafonte and Friends
A great place to find out about the "King Of Calypso," featuring the usual lyrics and a discography. It's also a good place to acquaint yourself with Belafonte merchandise and collectibles.
A great place to find out about the "King Of Calypso," featuring the usual lyrics and a discography. It's also a good place to acquaint yourself with Belafonte merchandise and collectibles.
Miss Patti Page
A classy and intriguingly retro-designed official website for The Singing Rage herself, best known for her milestone recordings "Tennessee Waltz" and "Old Cape Cod."
A classy and intriguingly retro-designed official website for The Singing Rage herself, best known for her milestone recordings "Tennessee Waltz" and "Old Cape Cod."
Primarily A Cappella: The Ames Brothers
The web's best bio on this vocal group, which scored big hits with 1950's "Rag Mop" and other classics.
The web's best bio on this vocal group, which scored big hits with 1950's "Rag Mop" and other classics.
Steve and Eydie
The official site for the King and Queen of mellow 50s and 60s pop. The usual discographies and photos, but you can also buy their original LPs and 45s here!
The official site for the King and Queen of mellow 50s and 60s pop. The usual discographies and photos, but you can also buy their original LPs and 45s here!
The Association Admiration Aggregation
A fantastic fan site - real audio clips and lyrics for EVERY song this vocal group put out in the 60s, including favorites like "Windy," "Along Comes Mary," and "Never My Love." And that's just the beginning!
A fantastic fan site - real audio clips and lyrics for EVERY song this vocal group put out in the 60s, including favorites like "Windy," "Along Comes Mary," and "Never My Love." And that's just the beginning!
The Barbra Streisand Music Guide
They don't come more thorough than this Babs' fan site, which bills itself (correctly) as the net's best multimedia discography of Barbra's musical work. There is, however, also a great deal of personal info and news on the legend.
They don't come more thorough than this Babs' fan site, which bills itself (correctly) as the net's best multimedia discography of Barbra's musical work. There is, however, also a great deal of personal info and news on the legend.
The Bell Sisters
The official site for the early 50s teenage female act ("Bermuda") that wrote its own first hit!
The official site for the early 50s teenage female act ("Bermuda") that wrote its own first hit!
The Happenings
The official home page of these mid-Sixties easy-listening hitmakers ("See You In September," "Go Away Little Girl"). Mostly about their current gigs, but there's a discography of sorts and a bio.
The official home page of these mid-Sixties easy-listening hitmakers ("See You In September," "Go Away Little Girl"). Mostly about their current gigs, but there's a discography of sorts and a bio.
The Johnny Mathis Archives
Not as gorgeous as the official Mathis site, but this fan tribute has more content, including scanned magazine articles that really take you back to the opening years of this crooner's amazing career.
Not as gorgeous as the official Mathis site, but this fan tribute has more content, including scanned magazine articles that really take you back to the opening years of this crooner's amazing career.
The Johnny Mercer Educational Archives
A vast database of information about this legendary pop songwriter ("Summer Wind," "Accentuate The Positive," "Fools Rush In," "That Old Black Magic"). Includes MIDIs, discographies, and much, much more.
A vast database of information about this legendary pop songwriter ("Summer Wind," "Accentuate The Positive," "Fools Rush In," "That Old Black Magic"). Includes MIDIs, discographies, and much, much more.
The Spirit Of Sinatra
A tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes that includes lots of multimedia files, history, pics and more! Really gives you that Rat Pack feeling.
A tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes that includes lots of multimedia files, history, pics and more! Really gives you that Rat Pack feeling.
The Wayne Newton Website
An (appropriately?) goofy site for the Vegas performer best known on the pop charts for singing "Danke Schoen." Constantly updated with the latest on Wayne, but be prepared for the embedded MIDI files.
An (appropriately?) goofy site for the Vegas performer best known on the pop charts for singing "Danke Schoen." Constantly updated with the latest on Wayne, but be prepared for the embedded MIDI files.
Tony Bennett
A superb talent whose genius for interpretation speaks to any generation. This official site from Sony records, unfortunately, is the best source of info on him at the present.
A superb talent whose genius for interpretation speaks to any generation. This official site from Sony records, unfortunately, is the best source of info on him at the present.
Welkshow.com
The official site for America's favorite pop bandleader, his famous TV show, the acts in his stable, and his beloved "champagne music."
The official site for America's favorite pop bandleader, his famous TV show, the acts in his stable, and his beloved "champagne music."