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Encompassing Doo-Wop, early rock 'n' roll, Vocal Jazz standards, and some Big Band stuff such as Glenn Miller, oldies can be defined as pretty much all the music that came out of the states after the second world war and before the explosion of long-haired, pot-smokin' freedom rock in the mid-1960s. Oldies often get dismissed as too tame for sophisticated modern palates, but for some that's the genre's biggest value -- it harks back to a time that now seems innocent. The best thing about oldies is that you can hear the artists expressing unexpectedly radical messages in songs that appear harmless on the surface. The sexual repression stereotype of the '50s is obliterated by the brazen lyrics of the Dominoes' "60 Minute Man," while Nat King Cole's commercial pandering and Al Jolson's overt racism are answered by the Coasters with songs including "Framed" and "Riot in Cell Block #9." Although the songs in this category were released from the '40s through the mid-1960s and are stylistically diverse, they're usually lumped together in the oldies bin at your local record store. With such ambiguous boundaries, oldies offer a smorgasbord of styles, varying degrees of commerciality, and cool, scratchy recordings.
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Tomorrow Never Knows / Withi...
The Beatles
British Invasion, Oldies, Psychedelic
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Honky-Tonk Woman w/ Kid Rock
Jerry Lee Lewis
'50s Rock 'n' Roll, Oldies, Honky-Tonk
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Travelin' Man
Rick Nelson
'50s Rock 'n' Roll, Oldies, Country Rock
Capitol
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Hello Mary Lou
Rick Nelson
'50s Rock 'n' Roll, Oldies, Country Rock
Capitol
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Sympathy for the Devil (The ...
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Abkco Music And Records
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Don't Stop
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Vct
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Oh No, Not You Again - EPK f...
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Virgin
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Streets Of Love - Concept Vi...
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Virgin
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This Place Is Empty - EPK fo...
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Virgin
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Rain Fall Down - Late Night ...
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Virgin
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Back Of My Hand - EPK footag...
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Virgin
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Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
Classic Rock, Oldies, British Invasion
Abkco Music And Records
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Calendar Girl w/ Fountains o...
Neil Sedaka
Brill Building Pop, Oldies, Easy Pop
Razor & Tie
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John Henry - The Seeger Sess...
Bruce Springsteen
Classic Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Oldies
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Atlantic City - Live from Du...
Bruce Springsteen
Classic Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Oldies
Columbia
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