Featuring music from the 20s through the 60s, with a few
surprises, with your host Paul. The ldies Lighthouse is alive and well and more popular
than ever. It encompasses styles as diverse as the big band
sounds, swing, doo-wop, rockabilly, R&B, and most rock and
roll genres, with a generous sprinkling of blues and
country.
The Oldies Lighthouse is
dedicated to those who can appreciate the upbeat tunes that
will move your feet, harmonies that will lift your spirit and
sweet lyrics to remind you of the simple, carefree life, the
love and memories of the past, and present days, romantic
moonlight nights and dancing the night away. Take a walk down
memory lane, dream on and have fun... Happy listening...
Oldies tunes are typically
from big bands, swing R&B, pop and rock music genres.
Country, jazz, classical music, and other formats are also
considered oldies music, although some of those genres have
their own oldies format (for instance, classic country), and a
number of songs "crossed over" from country to Top 40.
Occasionally the term is used to describe the rare station
that includes 1920s through the 50s music as well, although
music from before 1955 (coinciding with the "birth of
rock'n'roll") is typically the domain of the adult standards
format. However, the term constitutes ambiguity for people who
like old dancing music. This format is sometimes called Golden
Oldies (after another album series of the same name, which was
sold through bulk TV commercials), though this term usually
refers to music exclusively from the 1950s and 1960s. Oldies
radio typically features artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck
Berry, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, The Four
Seasons, and Sam Cooke; as well as such musical movements and
genres as big bands, swing, doo-wop, rockabilly, rock and
roll, Motown, British Invasion, early girl groups, surf music,
teen idol singers, and bubblegum pop. Most traditional oldies
stations limit their on-air playlists to no more than 300
songs, on the philosophy that average listeners will stay
tuned provided they are familiar with the hits being played.
The drawback to this concept is the endless repetition of the
station's program library. Oldies 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 as the older songs.
The 1950s was the decade
that gave birth to rock and roll. The radical changes that
took place in pop music during this era can be heard in the
assorted mix of top pop hits of the day. The tumultuous 1960s
was the era of the Beatles, the British Invasion, Motown, girl
groups, surf rock, dance crazes, and the beginning of hard
rock. The many changes that took place are well represented by
the top charting songs of that decade. The 1970s are best
remembered as the decade that gave birth to disco.
Singer-songwriters, soft rock, mellow pop, nostalgia, and glam
rock - plus a healthy dose of songs with a more salacious feel
- also helped to define the music of this era. Oldies music
will continue to flourish as new generations discover older
tunes from when their parents and/or grandparents came of age.
With the growth of technology, the kids of today are able to
find and download older hits and classics to their phones or
mp3 players, ensuring that the oldies will always be goodies.
You will hear from Bing
Crosby, Fred Astaire, Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Andrews
Sisters, Mills Brothers, Doris Day, The Platters, Elvis
Presley, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr, Ella Fitzgerald, and many
many more
For more information you can email me at
pjones1964@att.net
