Traditional Pop Music
Traditional pop (or classic pop) 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 Traditional Pop Music: Introduction, Origin, Mid 1940s-mid 1950s: Height of Popularity, Late 1950s-1960s: The Decline of Traditional Pop, The Advent of Rock and Roll, Current Adherence To Traditional Pop, Singers and Groups Generally Associated With Traditional Pop
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