Styles

 

These are loosely grouped by types of music, click on each ‘style’ for a few examples of artists played. Of course, some artists can be categorised in several different ways, but this is just a quick guide to get you thinking and help make connections.

If something you particularly wanted is not in my collection, I will happily source a copy in time for the event.

 

EASY LISTENING

Swing and doo-wop:
Louis Prima, Glenn Miller, The Andrews Sisters, The Marcels, The Flamingoes, The Penguins

Jive:
Louis Jordan, Amos Milburn, T-Bone Walker, Cab Calloway

Cocktail music:
April Stevens, Nelson Riddle, Hollywood Studio Orchestra, Doris Day

Jazz:
Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan

Male vocalists:
Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, The Walker Brothers, Dean Martin, Fred Astaire

Female vocalists:
Peggy Lee, Doris Day, Julie London, Rosemary Clooney, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield

60s Pop:
Tom Jones, Ike and Tina Turner, Nancy Sinatra, Glen Campbell, The Kinks, Shirley Bassey

Modern Swing:
Indigo Swing, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, The Mighty Blue Kings, Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra

Soundtracks:
Ennio Morricone, Henry Mancini, Angelo Badalamenti, Elmer Bernstein, Samuel Barber,

 

LATIN, MAMBO, WORLD MUSIC

Latin:
Herb Alpert, Gypsy Kings, Astrud Gilberto, Ricky Martin, The Champs

Mambo, samba, bossa nova:
Louis Vega, Leroy Holmes, Edmundo Ros, Trini Lopez, Jose Feliciano, Prez Prado

World Music:
Manu Dibango, Miriam Makeba, Buena Vista Social Club, Ibrahim Ferrer, Fela Kuti

 

SOUL , R’n’B

Soul:
Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Staple Singers, Marlena Shaw, Bill Withers

Northern Soul:
Gloria Jones, Edwin Starr, The Impressions, The Tams, Doris Troy

R ‘n’ B:
Muddy Waters, Clarence Brown, Van Morrison, Leadbelly, Etta James, Booker T. and the M.G.s, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley

Rock ‘n’ roll:
Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Duane Eddy

Motown:
Diana Ross & the Supremes, Jackson 5, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson

 

DANCE: FUNK, DISCO, HOUSE

Funk:
James Brown, Parliament, Sly and the Family Stone, Isaac Hayes, The Bar-Kays

Disco:
Sylvester, Sister Sledge, Abba, Michael Jackson, Bee Gees, Chic, Average White Band

House/Dance:
Groove Armada, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers, Underworld

 

INDIE, PUNK AND ROCK

Indie:
Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Pixies, Violent Femmes, Blur, The Proclaimers

Punk:
The Clash, The Buzzcocks, Iggy and the Stooges, Sex Pistols, The Ramones

Irish pop, punk and dance:
David Holmes,Undertones, Thin Lizzy, U2, The Frames, Stiff Little Fingers, Boomtown Rats

 80s and 90s pop:
Madonna, Depeche Mode, Queen, The Pogues, Prince, Primal Scream, S Express, Jamiroquai, Stereo MCs

 

SKA, REGGAE, HIP HOP

Ska:
Madness, The Beat, The Specials, The Jam, The Selector

Dub and Reggae:
Lee Scratch Perry, The Skatalites, Jimmy Cliff, The Upsetters, Augustus Pablo, Prince Buster

Hip Hop:
A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, Eminem Grandmaster Flash, RJ D2, De la Soul

 

COUNTRY

Country:
Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Lucinda Williams, Dolly Parton, Gram Parsons, Billie Jo Spears, Kris Kristofferson

 

CURRENT SOUNDS

Chill-out:
Royksopp, Susumu Yokota, Lemonjelly, Zero 7, Sigur Rós

Electronic:
Kraftwerk, New Order, Les Rhythmes Digitales, Air

New r’n’b/ Street Soul:
Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Pearl, Mary J. Blige, De La Soul, Erykah Badu

Chart music:
Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, and whatever is buzzy at the time

Irish artists:
Ash, The Thrills, Damien Dempsey, The Frames