Pop Standards

Traditional pop (also classic pop or pop standards) music consists of Western (and particularly American) popular music that generally predates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s.

Read more about Pop Standards:  Introduction, Origin, Mid-1940s To Mid-1950s: Height of Popularity, Late 1950s To 1960s: Decline of Traditional Pop, Advent of Rock and Roll, Current Adherence To Traditional Pop, Singers and Groups Associated With Traditional Pop, See Also

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