Where to Start with traditional pop
Western popular music that generally predates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s
166 artists
Start here
Holiday Inn
Bing Crosby · 1942
Best traditional pop Albums to Start With
traditional pop Artists
Dorothy Dandridge
jazz
Ann Sothern
Marie McDonald
Ann Blyth
Sandy Duncan
Polly Bergen
Dick Rogers
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Les Brown
jazz, swing
Nora Bayes
patriotic music
Helen O'Connell
Frances Langford
Arthur Tracy
Denise Lor
Don Rondo
Eve Boswell
About traditional pop
What is traditional pop?
Western popular music that generally predates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s
Where should I start with traditional pop?
Start with "Holiday Inn" by Bing Crosby. It captures what makes traditional pop worth exploring.
What are the best traditional pop albums?
The traditional pop albums worth hearing first: "Holiday Inn" by Bing Crosby, "Funny Girl – The Original Sound Track Recording" by Barbra Streisand, "Zerkalo dushi" by Alla Pugacheva, "Where Are You?" by Frank Sinatra and "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra.
How many traditional pop artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 166 traditional pop artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
