<p>I know this isn’t exactly musical theater, but there are a lot of song experts here, so I thought I might ask. My daughter is thinking about putting in an entry in the YoungArts Popular Voice category, and one of the songs is supposed to be a “standard or traditional popular song written between 1950 through 1970.” What does this mean? Beatles? Bacharach? Moon River?</p>
<p>Yes to all three. Check out allmusic [Explore:</a> Traditional Pop | AllMusic](<a href=“http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d2941]Explore:”>http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/d2941)</p>
<p>Thanks–that helps. But that definition says “pre rock & roll.” So what about the Beatles? And I assume they’re not talking about stuff like Bob Dylan, but more like Johnny Mathis.</p>
<p>Hunt, also on Wikipedia, traditional pop music (standards) is also defined as pre-rock and so even if there were pop songs written during the 50’s and 60’s that were rock and roll style pop music, I would not go by date alone and keep to “traditional popular music standards.”</p>
<p>[Traditional</a> pop music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_pop_music]Traditional”>Traditional pop - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Here is a list of traditional pop music singers and so maybe use this as a guideline for song selection?:</p>
<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Traditional_pop_music_singers[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Traditional_pop_music_singers</a></p>
<p>D had a similar sort of audition in HS. She has a mezzo voice and looked to the vocal stylings of Miss Julie London. Songs like “Cry Me a River”, “Fly Me to the Moon”, “A Taste of Honey” were all featured on her “Best of” CD. D (in grad school) still makes money with these songs at the occasional Jazz club gig. Think about where your D’s voice sits and what female pop singers from the 50’s thru the 70’s might have had rep that fits her voice. (one caveat for her–try not to fall into an impersonation of the original recording)</p>
<p>She likes Miss Peggy Lee a lot. Unfortunately, “Black Coffee” was written in 1948.</p>
<p>That Black Coffee album the the best. Sounds like your D has exquisite taste and is on the right track.</p>
<p>She has pretty good taste, somewhat infected by my irreverent taste. She’s made something of a specialty of singing songs that are a little inappropriate, like “Love for Sale” and “My Heart Belongs to Daddy.” She’s now thinking about adding “Makin’ Whoopee” to her repertoire.</p>
<p>Note: We’ve found that YouTube is a great resource for a project like this, because you can see multiple versions of just about any song you want. My daughter particularly enjoyed seeing Eddie Cantor.</p>
<p>Hunt, your daughter sounds a lot like mine . . . . mezzo and can pull off a lightly ‘naughty’ number. She’s a cellist, but wants to pursue musical theatre. </p>
<p>Anyway, one of my daughter’s favorites is “Don’t tell Mama” from Cabaret.</p>
<p>My daughter will be performing “Don’t Tell Mama” at a recital next week–thanks for the suggestions.</p>