What music did your parents play at home?

[imperfect]

What types of music were you exposed to as a kid?

My parents were NOT HIPPIES but pure Baby Boomers.

My dad: Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Charlie Pride, Freddie Fender, Tito Puente, Platters, Elvis, all Motown, Ray Charles and Ike and Tina Turner

I get my diverse taste in music from dad. He hates rock though. He busted my Who and Stones albums right on his knees! :)

Mom: Barry Manilow, Glen Campbell, Rod Stewart, Elvis, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette, Luis Miguel

Now mom has mixed it up a bit with Randy Travis Gospel and Bryan Adams. Rock on mom.

[RadioDJGomer]

I was very blessed as a child and I think this is a large part of the reason that I enjoy writing and playing music so much now. My parents played nothing but christian music for me and my siblings. We listened to Amy Grant, Kieth Green, Larry Norman, The Imperials, Russ Taff, White Heart, and many others. Occasionally we listened to oldies music too. Maybe that's why I love Motown so much!?!

[ruepickle]

the carpenters and amy grant and tina turner. now she plays a lot of Sara Groves.

[Trillamum]

Amy Grant, Twila Paris, MWS, SCC, Don Fransico, Carmen, Folk Music, Burl Ives, Gene Autry, Bing Cosby, Phil Keaggy, Terry Talbot, all those good 80's and early 90's Christian groups. Now I've got my mom and little sister hooked on 3D.

[larryl]

mom was into whatever the pop music of the day was......lot's of kenny rogers, linda ronstadt, no disco, thank god....

dad has never listened to music since i have been aware of anything...just atlk radio...but he was a hippie.....so i inherited his hendrix, steppenwolf, cream, yardbirds, etc from him.......

also a bunch of beach boys records.....

[imperfect]

I was very blessed as a child and I think this is a large part of the reason that I enjoy writing and playing music so much now. My parents played nothing but christian music for me and my siblings. We listened to Amy Grant, Kieth Green, Larry Norman, The Imperials, Russ Taff, White Heart, and many others. Occasionally we listened to oldies music too. Maybe that's why I love Motown so much!?!

Oh yeah, my grandfather and uncles were in a salsa and merengue band so there was always festive music at home on the weekends. However, I was the first one to get saved so, the music your parents played is what I listened to after I got saved as a teen especially Keith Green!

[ayfan]

The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkle, James Taylor, Bill Gaither Trio, Evie, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Carole King, and a bunch of others. There was always music playing :)

[Glennjamin]

I grew up as an MK (mish kid) listening to tapes of my parents old vinyls which they left back home. So the "sounds of my childhood" probably make me a CARAT on the inside :rolleyes: ...

Here are some groups, as well as some albums I remember well...

The Beatles
The Moody Blues ("Seventh Sojourn" and "To Our Childrens Childrens Children")
Electric Light Orchestra ("A New World Record")
The Eagles ("Hotel California")
Fleetwood Mac
Rick Wakeman, synth genius :p ("Journey To The Centre Of The Earth")
Bread
Pink Floyd
Seals & Crofts
Simon & Garfunkel
The Bee Gees

and a bunch of other 60s/70s stuff... but NO disco ;)

[Tony Trout]

My mom and stepdad love the classic country music from when country was actually country music.....the 60s and 70s: Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, David Allen Coe, George Jones.....


Wondering how I got into listening to Elvis? I honestly have no clue! All I know is that I heard his (Elvis's) version of "Blue Suede Shoes" and I became curious....then I watched the movie "Elvis On Tour" from 1972 and I was HOOKED! :eek: Elvis truly, in my opiion, was one of the greatest performers to walk the Earth and we'll probably never see another like him in our lifetime.

[baker12]

My mother had (still has) a huge record collection, but for some reason I only remember two of them that I liked enough to listen to often. The Beach Boys and Crosby Stills and Nash were two of my favorites. C, S, & N's Guinevere was and, I think, remains my favorite song from that time period. As a young kid I used to sit in a chair in the living room with the earphones hooked up to the stereo while listening to C, S, & N and The Beach Boys and I would sing as loud as I could...

And she'll have fun fun fun till her Daddy takes the T-bird away...

My mother's favorite cousin is a famous opera singer, and we used to travel a bit to go to the opera. In the late 80s my cousin was Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) in a Metropolitan Opera performance that was shown on a PBS show called Live at the Met. We taped it, and watched it quite often. She was also Micaela in Bizet's Carmen with Placido Domingo that was made into a movie. I wonder if it's been released on DVD yet. She's now teaching voice at Rutgers.

My step-father listened to whatever country song was playing on the radio. I think I hate country music because of it.

I don't remember what kind of music my real father liked since he died when I was little.

[Buttabean]

My mom's got a big record collection too. I grew up on old country from my dad (Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, Hank Williams, etc.) and on old 60's and 70's rock from my mom. We're talking Elton John, Alice in Chains, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Lynrd Skynrd, etc. It was a nice eclectic way to grow up. :) My first ever christian music influence was Jars of Clay's first CD, and dc Talk's Jesus Freak. Then that moved me on to 3D's Conspiracy No. 5 album.

[Thomas508]

My Dad listened to Don Williams over and over I hated it!

Billy T

[baker12]

I've seen Don Williams in concert. My first exposure to him was in Smokey and the Bandit 2 (the one with the elephant). I remember while watching the movie that my step-father said that he liked Don Williams. A few years ago I noticed on a website that he was going to be in the area, so I bought 4 tickets. My step-father, mother, my wife, and I had a good time. He's still a pretty decent performer for an old guy.

[eringilmour]

Well my parents listened to - Phil Keggy ( you may not know who he is) Brian Houston, Chris Rea. Can really remember the rest but I can clearly remember the words to one of the songs.

'i'm gona go to Heaven, I'm gona walk down the streets of Gold'

Think they were called the imperials. They are all still in our living room. But the are all tapes.

[luvmyrottie]

My parents listened to country...Charlie Pride, Johnny Cash, anyone who appeared on HeeHaw (that's an old tv show, for those of you who don't know) or Grand Ol' Opry.

My brother introduced me to Larry Norman and David Meece.

My neighbor was into Three Dog Night.

I personally was in to James Taylor, Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers, and, don't laugh, The Captain and Tennille.

[Tony Trout]

..........and, don't laugh, The Captain and Tennille.


See below........



Speaking of Kenny Rogers, did you see the show on CMT with he and Lionel Ritchie?? It was actually a pretty darn good show!

[silly4HIM]

Well, my parents went to Woodstock & my dad was a roadie for a few bands, and we used to go to concerts on Boston Common every weekend - so there was always music at our house. A few I can remember are:

The Who
Lynard Skynard
The Rolling Stones
Jimmy Hendrix
The Doors
Johnny Cash
The Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Janis Joplin

[Tony Trout]

Well, my parents went to Woodstock & my dad was a roadie for a few bands, and we used to go to concerts on Boston Common every weekend - so there was always music at our house. A few I can remember are:

The Who
Lynard Skynard
The Rolling Stones
Jimmy Hendrix
The Doors
Johnny Cash
The Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Janis Joplin


Another Skynyrd fan, I see.....*WOOTAGE*

[baker12]

My brother introduced me to Larry Norman and David Meece.



I've seen both in concert. David Meece was a memorable concert for me. I bought a tape (ancient square cd) at his show. I listened to it over and over.

[imperfect]

My Dad listened to Don Williams over and over I hated it!

Billy T

LOL Oh my gosh. My Dad LOVED Don Williams.

The first time I ever heard the word virgin was due to these lyrics:
I don't believe virginity,
Is as common as it used to be.
In working days and sleeping nights,
That black is black and white is white.

"Dad, what's virginity?"
"Baby, it's living your life like the blessed Mary"

I still remember that song.

Don't forget Tom T Hall.
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups

However, I didn't mind my parents old fogey music. It's better than contemporary Country :)

[imperfect]

Oh yeah, one more confession.
My mom took me to my very first concert which was:
uh.
um.
Tony Orlando and Dawn
featuring Kenny Rogers and the Fifth or First Edition. I forgot his band name.

There I said it. Go ahead Tony. I hear ya ROTFL. I don't care.

[Tony Trout]

LOL Oh my gosh. My Dad LOVED Don Williams.

The first time I ever heard the word virgin was due to these lyrics:
I don't believe virginity,
Is as common as it used to be.
In working days and sleeping nights,
That black is black and white is white.

"Dad, what's virginity?"
"Baby, it's living your life like the blessed Mary"

I still remember that song.


That's one my favorites as well.



Don't forget Tom T Hall.
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups

Yep, another favorite.



However, I didn't mind my parents old fogey music. It's better than contemporary Country :)


About the only two current artists who are doing anything that might be called "country" music would be Brad Paisley and Alan Jackson...but that's just my opinion. Granted, I love some of the stuff that's out there today but (and I quote Travis Tritt), "Country ain't country no more".

[silly4HIM]

Oh yeah, one more confession. My mom took me to my very first concert which was: uh. um. Tony Orlando and Dawn
featuring Kenny Rogers and the Fifth or First Edition. I forgot his band name.
There I said it. Go ahead Tony. I hear ya ROTFL. I don't care.


I would have rather gone to that...the first one I can really remember which I was around 7 or 8 was Alice Cooper! :eek:

[silly4HIM]

Another Skynyrd fan, I see.....*WOOTAGE*


Woot-Woot

[Tony Trout]

Oh yeah, one more confession.
My mom took me to my very first concert which was:
uh.
um.
Tony Orlando and Dawn
featuring Kenny Rogers and the Fifth or First Edition. I forgot his band name.

There I said it. Go ahead Tony. I hear ya ROTFL. I don't care.


Actually, I like Kenny Rogers. Seriously. Did you see the special on CMT recently with he and Lionel Ritchie?


His band's name was "Kenny Rogers & The First Edition".

[Jason]

I grew up listening to my mom play:
Neil Diamond (my first two concerts)
Moody Blues
Seals and Croft
England Dan and John Ford Coley (England Dan is now country artist Dan Seals)
Beatles
Barry Manilow

I grew up in an eastern religion called the Baha'i Faith and Seals & Croft and England Dan & John Ford Coley were all Baha'is.

[Psycho Mom]

I knew it! I knew it! I am all your parents ages!!!! Aargh! I should not have come in this thread.

[Jason]

I knew it! I knew it! I am all your parents ages!!!! Aargh! I should not have come in this thread.

Hi, Mom. :D

[Light Hearted]

I don't really remember much about what my parents favorite music was. I know my mom likes Kenny Rogers and Neil Diamond. I remember they had a Andy Williams Christmas album which I just loved, still do. I actually went out and bought the CD. I also remeber listening to the Carpenters on the radio. They are still one of my fav's. My dad was a high school choir director and also directed our church choir so, I've had that musical influence around all my life. Unfortunatley I didn't really follow in dads footsteps much until recently when I picked up the guitar.

[Tony Trout]

Hi, Mom. :D


ROFLMBO! Good answer, Jason! LOL!

[Jason]

Ack. This thread just bit into my checking account. Had to go buy:
In My Lifetime box set - Neil Diamond
The Best of the Moody Blues

[Glennjamin]

Thanks to growing up with my parents' music, I had to go buy a lot of those records on CD for myself. :p

[Jason]

Thanks to growing up with my parents' music, I had to go buy a lot of those records on CD for myself. :p

Yeah, that music kinda grows on you and you miss it when you move out on your own.

[Psycho Mom]

Hi, Mom. :D

Hi Son! Now go eat your vegetables!!!

[Jason]

Hi Son! Now go eat your vegetables!!!

But I want to be like Mark Lee. He doesn't eat vegetables. :p

[Psycho Mom]

But I want to be like Mark Lee. He doesn't eat vegetables. :p

There are many reasons to be like Mark Lee, but not this one. You may stop when you are 30, until then broccoli!!


and we have derailed this thread completely!

Let's see-Moody Blues-now that was some music. Nights in White Satin, Never reaching the end; Letters are written, Never meaning to send.

[imperfect]

I knew it! I knew it! I am all your parents ages!!!! Aargh! I should not have come in this thread.
Quick! Someone get Bari a paper bag.
Breathe sista breathe!

[imperfect]

I grew up listening to my mom play:
Neil Diamond (my first two concerts)

I grew up in an eastern religion called the Baha'i Faith and Seals & Croft and England Dan & John Ford Coley were all Baha'is.

Yeah, I saw Neil Diamond on Ellen this week and remembered when all of the old ladies from my office went to see him in concert and said he was sexy.
So as I watched him on Ellen...I thought, "hmmmm, he is rather dashing."

I have to stop coming to this thread to, otherwise, I'm gonna raid my mom's Barry Manilow, Julio Iglesias (forgot to mention) and Neil Diamond collection.

And the Baha'i...are those the guys in the parade with the fuzzy hats?
I remember we had one of those temples near where I lived a little bitty girl.

[Jason]

And the Baha'i...are those the guys in the parade with the fuzzy hats?
I remember we had one of those temples near where I lived a little bitty girl.

No, those were probably Shriners.

The Baha'i Faith believes there is only one God who is "unknowable" and indescribable. He is revealed throughout history by a number of divine Messengers. These Messengers include Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, Krisna, and Muhammad. The latest of these divine Messengers was Baha'u'llah whose role, along with past Messengers, was to educate humanity. The Baha'i believe that God continually sends Messengers and the past prophets are all manifestations of the same spirit. Baha'u'llah is the most recent manifestation. Since all past religions and religious texts come from God, Baha'is study these texts to see how Baha'u'llah fulfills the prophecies.

1844 is the pivotal year in which the Bab received His message from God. For the Baha'is this year coincides with the maturation of humanity. Baha'is believe the old world orders are in the process of crumbling and giving way to a world in which the principles of Baha'i are established.

Some basic Baha'i Faith principles are:

Independent Search of Truth
Oneness of the Human Race
Unity of Religion
Harmony of Science and Religion
Equality of the Sexes
Compulsory Education
A Universal Language
Abolition of Extreme Wealth and Poverty
Universal Peace
The Elimination of Prejudice

There are no clergy in the Baha'i Faith, so members learn about their faith through reading and weekly gatherings. Work is an integral part of their faith and is considered part of their daily worship. Having a job is seen as serving mankind. Each member's duty is to study the faith and spread the teachings of the Baha'i. Each Baha'i takes on the role of a clergy member by individually reading and discovering the meanings of the texts. As the principle of Independent Search of Truth states each individual can offer their own interpretation of the Baha'i texts. Since there is no hierarchy in the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah created the Administrative Order, a set of guidelines for the selecting and running of the Baha'i councils on local, national and world levels.

Baha'is follow the laws of the Ten Commandments. They also forbid gambling, alcohol, drug abuse, and gossip. They strive to live a life of high moral standards emphasizing honesty, trustworthiness, service to others, chastity, purity of motive, generosity, unity, and work as a form of worship.

[SnoopyFreak]

Don't forget Tom T Hall.
I love coffee in a cup, little fuzzy pups



And Sneaky Snake...I *loved* Sneaky Snake!! :)

[The Unknown Gomer]

Let's see... things I remember hearing growing up...

Neil Diamond... Smothers Brothers ("Soap...soap...soap...soap ... Soap...soap...soap...soap ..." "What are you singing?" "Oh, about eight bars..." :p )...Ray Conniff... a lot of Big Band Era stuff... Tijuana Brass... Andy Williams... Oh, and the soundtrack from "Hair". They wouldn't let us hear that when we were little, but after we grew up a little more, they'd play it while we were still up. I still remember that song about the American flag, can't think of the name (just looked it up on Amazon - "Don't Put It Down") but I remember thinking it was really clever - "Crazy for the red, white, blue, and yellow..." :p

Still think the Smothers Brothers are hilarious, and like a lot of people here, Neil Diamond seems to have stuck too. And actually went to go see a local theater production of "Hair" once. :) AND the Christmas season can't start properly until I've heard "It's the Holiday Season" by Andy Williams and the Williams Brothers. :o :D

[woman4life]

Hmmm... I had a lot of 45's growing up...

Wake Up Little Susie was my favorite song when I was 2 and Peggy Sue was my favorite song as a 3 year old. Some 45's in my collection were (I had my own collection from a very young age):
Wake Up Little Susie
Peggy Sue
Beep Beep
The Gypsy Cried/Red Sails in the Sunset
The Twist
End of the World (I loved this song - still kinda like it)
We never missed Sing Along with Mitch. :) I think we had a Mitch Miller album somewhere.

My mom listened to a lot of radio in the car with that type of song on it.
She also had a lot of LP's of Musical's I rather liked D*** Yankees. LOL
I'll have to think about what else was around. I definitely was a big Smother's Brother's fan, and listened to the Smother's Brother's at the Purple Onion a lot. I loved "They Called the Wind Mariah." We also had the MTA by the Kingston Trio (so made me chuckle to hear the Drop Kick Murphys singing it.)
We also listened a lot to the Limelighter's "Through Children's Eyes".

I'm not sure what my dad preferred, only that whatever I listened to, that wasn't it. LOL My mom made him take me to my first rock concert, "The Who" and I was shocked that he said it wasn't too bad to my mom when we got home. I was in Jr. High.

My mom is a huge Neil Diamond fan and I've always liked him. In fact, I have a ticket to see him on the 16th.

--Melanie

[Jason]

It seems like a lot of us grew up with Neil Diamond and still like him. How funny. He puts on an amazing show.

[Tony Trout]

It seems like a lot of us grew up with Neil Diamond and still like him. How funny. He puts on an amazing show.


That he does.....and he's got a great band behind him, too. His drummer, Ronnie Tutt, is one of the best in the business!!

[Jason]

That he does.....and he's got a great band behind him, too. His drummer, Ronnie Tutt, is one of the best in the business!!

And it's been pretty much the same band for decades, although Neil gets sole billing.

I wonder if King Errison still does percussion.

[Yippy]

I knew it! I knew it! I am all your parents ages!!!! Aargh! I should not have come in this thread.
We are....I mean you are not. My mom listened to a lot of this stuff and she's way older than us.

I didn't grow up with my dad, so I have no idea what he listened to. My mom listened to Creedance, Blood Sweat & Tears, Waylon & Willie (she loves Willie), Neil Diamond, and her very favorite, Frank Sinatra (gag). Right now she's really big into Rod Stewart's latest stuff. We had to dance to it after Christmas dinner 2 years ago. :D

She gave me my first stereo & 8 track, which was Neil Diamond's Song Sung Blues (didn't take me long to chuck that and get Led Zepplin, Moody Blues, & Pink Floyd. I'll still sing some of those songs with the track change when I hear them :p ).

[Jason]

You chucked Neil Diamond's Song Sung Blue?! :eek:

Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one

Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Sing them out again

Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow

Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know, start to feeling good
You simply got no choice

Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
Every garden grows one

[Tony Trout]

And it's been pretty much the same band for decades, although Neil gets sole billing.

I wonder if King Errison still does percussion.


Yes, he does.

[imperfect]

My sister was married in Las Vegas two years ago.
We all went there for the first time in our lives.
We went to see the Rat Pack show but the highlight of my mother's week was seeing the Sigfried and Roy show (on the very day) and seeing

Wayne Newton.

Wayne Newton. Can you believe ME at a Wayne Newton show? Isn't that where all the bingo ladies with blue hair go for their night on the town?

My sister and I laughed so much at the Wayne Newton show. What if someone we knew saw us there?

Then in order to balance the universe we started listing the concerts we have seen after every song we were subjected to.
New York New York - "Tom Petty"
What's New Pussy Cat? - "Third Day"
My Way - "Paul McCartney"
Donkashay(spelling) - "Eric Clapton"
My parents were so happy!
So I swore my sister to secrecy to not tell our cool friends that we saw Wayne Newton and had fun. Cuz you know what they say, "What happens in Las Vegas..."

Now you all know. But it's our secret.

[fiddlefool]

You chucked Neil Diamond's Song Sung Blue?! :eek:


my mom loves Neil Diamond...
*twitches*
i cant say the same...

dang it! now i have that song in my head... quick.. a new song!!!!




:p

[sherri]

I don't know why everybody hates him so much. He was one of the most gifted muso's of the 70's. I grew up with him too.

My parents also played a lot of 70's folk and middle of the road pop. Like the carpenters, the seekers, mama's and the papa's, simon and garfunkle (I love them), and plenty of 60's and 70's crooners like Tony Bennett, Harry Belefonte, barbara streisand etc.

My mum also had a pink floyd album *shock* lol. It was the dark side of the moon album. I've since discussed it with my neighbour and we've decided that half the universe has that album so it's not really that suprising.

Still cracks me up though. :)

I've only started listening to christian music since joining a charismatic church. Before then I didn't even know it existed.

[woman4life]

I would have rather gone to that...the first one I can really remember which I was around 7 or 8 was Alice Cooper! :eek:

School's out for the Summer. LOL

My parents are older than that. That is more MY era. LOL I believe Alice Cooper is in Phoenix and has a radio program there or he did in 2004 last time I listened to the radio in Phoenix. LOL

My parents did have a Harry Belafonte album now that you mention it, Sherri. It will come back to me. A lot of the artists mentioned are ones that I grew up with on the radio. They weren't what my parents listened to. My mom does love Neil, though.

--Melanie

[imperfect]

Sch

My parents did have a Harry Belafonte album
--Melanie

Ok gang. Call me vain. Call me shallow.
BUT!
I went on a first date with a man last Spring.
Being the music snob that I am, I perused through his cd collection in the car.
Eagles - cool
Mozart - cool
Johnny Cash - cool
Soundtrack to the Bobby Darin Story - questionable
Belafonte - Warning Warning

I didn't laugh in his face cuz I am a good southern woman. But I did question him about it. After a dinner, I played it on the way home and just had to pick on him about it.

[imperfect]

Sch

My parents did have a Harry Belafonte album
--Melanie

Ok gang. Call me vain. Call me shallow.
BUT!
I went on a first date with a man last Spring.
Being the music snob that I am, I perused through his cd collection in the car.
Eagles - cool
Mozart - cool
Johnny Cash - cool
Soundtrack to the Bobby Darin Story - questionable
Belafonte - Warning Warning

I didn't laugh in his face cuz I am a good southern woman. But I did question him about it. After a dinner, I played it on the way home and just had to pick on him about it.

[jde4563]

My parents influenced (aka brainwashed ;) ) me to play the trumpet by playing Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass records. I still enjoy listening to them now and then. I also remember my parents having an Andrae Crouch & The Disciples album: Take Me Back. The song I liked best from that was Just Like He Said He Would. That's not all they had, but, those I remember and still enjoy.

[Psalm25Gomer]

My dad loved crooners. He wanted to be one. :rolleyes:

ELVIS PRESLEY!!! (dear God!)
Frank Sinatra
Bing Crosby
Perry Como
Bobby Vinton

He also liked:

Alabama
Moody Blues
Rolling Stones
Tiny Tim (UGH)
John Denver
Wild Cherry (Play that funky music, white boy..)
Simon and Garfunkel
The Who
The Eagles
Led Zepplin



There's more...but I spent so much time trying to forget....that I forgot. :rolleyes:


I'll come back if I remember. :D

[Tony Trout]

My dad loved crooners. He wanted to be one. :rolleyes:

ELVIS PRESLEY!!! (dear God!)


Elvis was cool........no further comment needed.



He also liked:

Alabama
Moody Blues
Rolling Stones
Tiny Tim (UGH)
John Denver
Wild Cherry (Play that funky music, white boy..)
Simon and Garfunkel
The Who
The Eagles
Led Zepplin



WOW! Your Dad has a diverse taste in music. LOL Oh, and ditto on Tiny Tim.........EWWWW!!!!!

[Psalm25Gomer]

Elvis was cool........no further comment needed.

Yeah...Elvis was cool......but it's one of those...."If I hear that song ONE MORE TIME!!!" things.









WOW! Your Dad has a diverse taste in music. LOL Oh, and ditto on Tiny Tim.........EWWWW!!!!!


Yeah...my dad is pretty open minded with different styles of music with the exception of hip hop, rap, and opera.

[Tony Trout]

Yeah...Elvis was cool......but it's one of those...."If I hear that song ONE MORE TIME!!!" things.


LOL! Kinda sounds like something my Mom used to say. She finally got used to me listening to Elvis, so it doesn't bother her.

[jde4563]

My parents influenced (aka brainwashed ;) ) me to play the trumpet by playing Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass records. I still enjoy listening to them now and then. I also remember my parents having an Andrae Crouch & The Disciples album: Take Me Back. The song I liked best from that was Just Like He Said He Would. That's not all they had, but, those I remember and still enjoy.
We also had Elvis in our house. My dad was born on the same day as Elvis: 1-8-1935 so that's part of the reason why I started listening. We had a Kris Kristofferson album, too, with "Why Me" on it. That's still a song I like. My mom would clean the house with the stereo "cranked" playing Chopin. A lot of the music in our house was stuff my sister and I had-- Chicago; Barry Manilow; The Stylistics; Bobby Goldsboro; Bobby Sherman; The Partridge Family; etc. Mostly "45's" rather than "LP's".

[woman4life]

Mom my always said that she was too old for Elvis and I was too young. I think he's O.K. I was a Kris Kristofferson fan in high school.

--Melanie

[Healing Oil]

All this old itty bitty music, *blac* Since I am young(er) I grew up listening to mostly my dad's music (he used to be a mechanic so it explains alot): Queensryche, Rush, Metallica, Stryper, Cinderella, WhiteSnake, The Scorpions, Motley Crue, and so on...

With my mom I used to listen to stuff like Bon Jovi and Michael Jackson. I used to have a Tshirt with MJ on it (when he was much darker) and it said "Beat it" on it...

Ah, the good ol days!

[Trillamum]

For all you Neil Diamond fans (yes, my mom liked him too) my younger brother does an amazing impression of David Spade impersonating Neil. He used to have the moves and the lip sync and everything down, pretty fun to watch.

[kiwisongbird]

My Dad loved to listen to Salvation Army band and songster (choir) music - he also loved Burt Bacarach...The Carpenters and ABBA... Mum just listened to whatever he had on the stereo..... now Dad is gone to be with Jesus... my Mum listens to Hillsong (she's 77!) and gospel music -she likes the Carpenters too.... she never liked band music much.... :)

She doesn't like 3D - she thinks they just like making money. .... that's what she said after listening to Wire, but she did kind of like Offerings...

:)

[savdbygrace]

I grew up to the soundtrack of 50s/60s music like "The Twist" and can remember dancing in the living room with my mom,dad and sister; and can sing the entire John Denver collection even now...we were never really exposed to Christian music except the hymns at church, but now we watch "Classic Gospel" every Saturday night on PBS.

[chiefbosun14]

Lots of Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and country music. lots of oldies also.

I guess that is why I have the Everything louder than everything else attitude. Just to bug them.

They still cant stand my choice of music. going through some records yes those vinal things I found Elvis, Skynyrd, Zepplin and Neil Young albums. Why did they not play those???

[Buttabean]

I grew up on a lot of my mom's old records from high school-Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, Zepplin, and the "Tommy" soundtrack, etc. But her absolute favorite, and one of mine was Elton John. I know I sound old, but there's just something about that man. I LOVE him.

*sings "Leon" in her head*

My dad played a lot of country, and in that category Reba McCentire (sp) was my favorite. Cathy's Clown was my dad's favorite song of hers, and I always tried talking my mom into letting me call the radio station and request it for Dad. I couldn't ever get through. :( I got a CD player for Christmas in 1992, and they got me Garth Brooks' first CD. I then started making a collection of Garth's albums, and have all of them up till the Chris Gains thing. The idea was a little off for me, but *shrug*

My first Christian albums were dc Talk's "Jesus Freak" and Jars of Clay's self titled, and I got both of them in 1995. Lemstone bookstores (where I got them) had it set up that if you bought a Jars album, they'd give you a VHS of Jars and Third Day videos on it. So that's where I heard Third Day first. :) I got their "Consp. # 5" album for Christmas that year. :)

[Jaymze13]

Old gospel songs and old country songs. My father used to play a station in the shop that drove me crazy. Those in North Texas who are my age might remember when WBAP 820 played music. Today they're 24 hour talk and I wouldn't tune into that station unless the Stars were playing (and I hope when Dallas's contract with WBAP is up that they move to an FM station)

I don't recall much more than gospel and country. My mother thought all rock was of the devil and they were pretty strict about what we were allowed to openly listen too.

Towards the end of her life my mother might have started listening to some older CCM, but it would only be what was being played on the radio. She might have had a cassette or two of music, but all her cassettes were teaching cassettes.

I think my stepmother tried to get my father to listen to classical music. She liked old rock from the 50's, classical and old country. She wasn't as strict with us about our music as our mother was, but she had not use for my heavy metal leanings either. ;)

[imperfect]

Why did they not play those???

Yeah, my kids are LUCKY that their mom is cool.
I remember my dad taking my Quadraphenia album (The Who) and breaking it over his knees.
Many years later, my son's dad tried the same thing to his POD album! I told his dad to simmer down, for a teen it's not rock unless their parents don't like it.
I LOVE POD by the way.
:)

[Hawkeye Childs]

Let's see... things I remember hearing growing up...

Neil Diamond... Smothers Brothers ("Soap...soap...soap...soap ... Soap...soap...soap...soap ..." "What are you singing?" "Oh, about eight bars..." :p )...Ray Conniff... a lot of Big Band Era stuff... Tijuana Brass... Andy Williams... Oh, and the soundtrack from "Hair". They wouldn't let us hear that when we were little, but after we grew up a little more, they'd play it while we were still up. I still remember that song about the American flag, can't think of the name (just looked it up on Amazon - "Don't Put It Down") but I remember thinking it was really clever - "Crazy for the red, white, blue, and yellow..." :p

Still think the Smothers Brothers are hilarious, and like a lot of people here, Neil Diamond seems to have stuck too. And actually went to go see a local theater production of "Hair" once. :) AND the Christmas season can't start properly until I've heard "It's the Holiday Season" by Andy Williams and the Williams Brothers. :o :D

ok..that's officially awesome! my dad used to play the Smothers Brothers! i loved them!!!! :) YES! :) and i grew up with the big band sound from my dad..so i love Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Clyde McCoy, Tommy Dorsey...all the old good ones :)

then i kinda grew into my own love of music being 60's and 70's rock mostly..and some alternative rock and progressive rock...love old british bands...

course my number one love being the best band that has ever been...
Pink Floyd :) YES! :)

[bdfwinn]

My dad would swing in our front porch swing, play his guitar and sing Johnny Cash, Elvis, Kenny Rogers, Ricky Nelson, Jim Croche, and piles of old folk songs I had never heard.

My mom played Neil Diamond all the time.
Bill

[sammimom]

Ok, this is where this CARAT shows her age.
Spike Jones and the City Slickers (late 40's/early 50's)
Danny Kaye
Phil Harris
Allen Sherman
I may have missed one or two, but that happens when one gets to be my age.
Margie

[bdfwinn]

I may have missed one or two, but that happens when one gets to be my age.
Margie

Francis Scott Key? :p Just kidding.
Bill

[imperfect]

Francis Scott Key? :p Just kidding.
Bill
ROTFL!
LOL
LOL
AMADEUS (live)

[Greg]

Together they played mostly New Age in the house: Yanni, Mannheim Steamroller, Checkfield, Shadowfax, John Tesh, etc.

My mom when I was with her listened to the oldie's station, The Beatles, The Temptations, etc.

[Hawkeye Childs]

Ok, this is where this CARAT shows her age.
Spike Jones and the City Slickers (late 40's/early 50's)
Danny Kaye
Phil Harris
Allen Sherman
I may have missed one or two, but that happens when one gets to be my age.
Margie

Danny Kaye?!?!?! ok..you officially rock lol. I Adore Danny Kaye :) *starts singing the sneezing song in "Wonderman"* :) yay!!!!

[Jumpychocofreak]

My parents listened to talk shows and country. Yuck.

But sometimes my mom would change it to my stations which over the years have gone from kids station, oldies, pop, rock, country, christian. So I was exposed to all kinds of music.

[sammimom]

Francis Scott Key? :p Just kidding.
Bill


SHEEESH! I haven't been that insulted since the last time!
Margie

[LesPaul-Less]

My mom and dad liked a lot of the southern gospel type hits. You know, the Gaithers, etc. I thought that music was corny until I got a little older (like last year). Then I realized how good it is. We sang a lot of hymns at my church when I was growing up, and I even played the piano at church, so anything with a hymn was what my mom and dad listened to. Oh yeah, my dad also liked to watch Lawrence Welk on Saturday nights. I think this is why I rebelled musically a little bit and went from Stryper to Poison to Guns N'Roses. Thank God for Third Day.

[OnceDead]

My mother played a lot of REO Speedwagon, and Aerosmith. When I found her "Toys In The Attic" album, that was the end of Disco Duck for me.

My dad played country, and he liked all the women country singers fro some odd reason. I hated listening to Juice Newton, Barbara Mandrell, Janie Frickie, and Ann Murray. Needless to say, I never borrowed any of his albums.

[clemsontigers23]

I got my mom's wide variety of music...she grew up on 80s hair metal and her favorite band was Metallica...she listened to a lot of rock when I was growing up. She also really liked Backstreet Boys and NSYNC when they came out, one of the reasons why I became a...fan...:o

My dad has been listening to country and classic rock ever since he was a teenager, so pretty much stuff like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tom Petty.

[hochspeyer]

I grew up on ...
Country on the radio
Polka played by my Dad on the accordion.

[TN3Dmom]

James Taylor, Linda Rondstadt, the Eagles, CCR, Elvis, specifically "Viva Las Vegas", that was our house cleaning music. When I heard the cheering and the "DA DA DA, DA DA DA" I knew it was time to clean. It felt like the crowd was my cleaning cheerleaders. :P

[rossid]

Maggio

From Wikipedia:

Literally, "plays of May" the Maggio drammatico refers to medieval musical and dramatic rituals at planting time in central Italy, typical of many agrarian societies. Their origins, however, are certainly prehistoric. In the case of these central Italian rituals, the combination of song, text and drama has been speculated to be one of the origins of Italian opera, born in the workshops of the Florentine Camerata.

[SueQ]

Wow....when some of you talk about your parents' music I realize I am old enough to be YOUR parent.......Anyway, Mom listened to Perry Como, Nat King Cole (which I love now, too), Sandler and Young while Dad was strictly classic country...Mom now has jazzed up her music preferences.....love going to her house on Sundays with the smell of french vanilla coffee and the sound of cool jazz playing....feels like I'm entering a coffee house....Dad grew up in the country and Mom grew up in the city so their tastes in music reflected some of that....course, I grew up in the suburbs....(Mom and Dad compromised) and my tastes are eclectic....

[blue eyed merle]

Dad: Credence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, rock 'n roll

Mom: Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, American standards

No wonder I turned out the way I did...diametrically opposed to myself in most things...