Musical genres from the second half of the 20th century
"Oldie" redirects here. For the magazine, see The Oldie. For the Ukrainian writers, see H. L. Oldie. For the Odd Future song, see The OF Tape Vol. 2.
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Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music (broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock) from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music.
Since 2000, 1970s music has been increasingly included in this genre.[1] "Classic hits" have been seen as a successor to the oldies format on the radio, with music from the 1980s serving as the core example.
^"Oldies radio moves into the '70s". CNN. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
blues, and some country music. Golden Oldies usually refers to music exclusively from the 1950s and 1960s. Oldies radio typically features artists such...
the Oldies. Time Life Entertainment (DVD). New York City: Time Life. March 14, 2008. ASIN B001U2QEP2. Retrieved March 8, 2017. Sweatin' to the Oldies 2...
Golden Oldies may refer to: Golden Oldies (album), a 2014 studio album by Focus Golden Oldies (TV program), a South Korean TV program "Golden Oldies", a...
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (subtitled But Goldies!) is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles. Released in the United Kingdom in...
Scott Shannon's True Oldies Channel (also known more recently as The True Oldies Channel: Greatest Hits) is a radio network begun in the spring of 2004...
"Jammin' Oldies" or "Music From Back in the Day" by various radio stations. Since the late 2000s, much of the library in the "rhythmic oldies" format has...
Village Oldies. The wisecracking Plotnik and his shop were featured on a 1993 episode of Seinfeld, titled "The Old Man". Plotnik opened Village Oldies with...
August 4, 2008. "Soft Rock Music – What is Soft Rock? – Oldies Music Songs and Artists". Oldies.about.com. September 6, 2012. Archived from the original...
In addition to WRBO, urban oldies stations include WATV (AM) in Birmingham, Alabama, and KAJM in Phoenix. Some urban oldies stations refer to this format...
William Oldys (14 July 1696 – 15 April 1761) was an English antiquarian and bibliographer. He was probably born in London, the illegitimate son of Dr...
and radio station owner. He was generally credited with coining the term "Oldies but Goodies". Laboe was born to parents Hosanna (née Kezerian) and John...
2000s when oldies radio stations started having audience and ratings issues. They believed that they could not be successful with the oldies format and...
Roberto L. Flores (born September 21, 1975), also known as Ese 1218, and better known by his stage name Lil Rob, is an American rapper, producer, and actor...
Dedicated 2 the Oldies 2 is the tenth double disc studio album from rapper Mr. Capone-E released in 2007. The album features WC (rapper), Fingazz, Joe...
Newstalk ZB is a nationwide New Zealand talk-radio network operated by NZME Radio. It is available in almost every radio market area in New Zealand, and...
and Program Director, decided to bring back the oldies music on Saturday nights. Saturday Night Oldies premiered on December 3, 2005, exactly six months...
Latin ballad (Spanish: balada romántica) is a sentimental ballad derived from bolero that originated in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California and...
format was absorbed into D.G.`s "Kool Oldies" format. However, due to radio stations demand, the Good Time Oldies format was brought to Dial Global. The...
Regional styles of Mexican music vary greatly from state to state. Norteño, banda, duranguense, Son mexicano and other Mexican country music genres are...
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