People tell me they haven't heard some of these songs in a long time. And I enjoy creating playlists of my favorite music.

Then when I'm working on my computer, execising, goofing off - whatever, I can listen to my favorite songs without having to put up with those annoying commercials.

I like a variety of music including:

• Early Rock And Roll Music
• Soft And Gentle Music
• Instrumental Music
• Big Band Era Music, and
• Ragtime Music

And on this site you'll also find:

• Mixed Playlists (playlists that include all sorts of music)
• Music Listed By Artists A-Z
• Music Listed By Year (on the linkbar to the right)
• Requested Songs, and
• 1960's Music (my favorite songs from that decade)

Rock and roll music has gone through quite a few changes since it started back in the 1950's. And at times people have disagreed on what rock and roll really is, and which songs should be included or excluded.

I went through my teen years in the 1960's when the rock and roll radio stations were still playing the earliest stuff. But I don't claim to be an expert on any kind of music. I just know what I like.

To me, rock and roll includes many types of songs including ballads, instrumentals, and even some country and western songs. After all, that's what the rock stations played back then.

I've put together some playlists of songs that I like. The first five playlists start out in the 50's and 60's, and work their way through the 70's. Then I combined those playlists into one that includes 136 songs and runs for about 7 hours.

Sometimes I like to sit in my recliner, close my eyes and relax listening to soft and gentle music. And yes, I often fall asleep doing such.

To me this is one of the simple pleasures in life.

I once had a friend who only liked songs with lyrics. I always believed he was missing out on a lot of great music.

For instance, Rhapsody In Blue by George Gerschwin has to be one of the greatest songs ever written. It expresses emotions from anger to fear, from an intense desire to run away to a building of courage and from determination to triumth. All without a single word.

I always feel good after listening to it.

There's a lot of great instrumental music out there and I've been collecting as much as I can get my hands on.

There were a lot of big bands that used to tour the country. And you didn't have to go to a "concert" and sit in a stadium to experience their music. They performed in dance halls and night clubs.

They didn't need gigantic amplifiers and electric instruments to sound good. And many of them seemed to have total mastery over harmony, both vocally and instrumentally.

Those of you who have listened to big band era music don't need to be persuaded. And those of you who haven't are in for a pleasant surprise.

This is where I put requested songs that I don't have anywhere else on this site. But if someone requests songs from a particular artist, and I have a bunch of songs from that artist, I'll give that artist a page of its own.

Then I'll email the one who made the request with the address of the page.

The playlists here are a mixture of different genres of music - rock and roll, big band - whatever. If visitors start to create playlists, I'll list them on a page entitled "Your Favorite Songs."

I may or may not have many songs from your favorite artists. Here's the place to find out.

I went through my teen years in the 1960's. So these songs are important to me. They bring back many memories and feelings.

The most popular songs from the 1960's can be found in the "Music By Year" area (upper-left linkbar). But the 1960's Music section of this site is for playlists of my favorite songs from that decade. Included with the titles are the years the songs were recorded.