- published: 18 Nov 2009
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American pop is pop music in the United States. American folk singer Pete Seeger defined pop music as "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music".
An early genre of American pop music was the swing craze, a popular dance style in the early part of the 20th century.
Jazz artist Rudy Vallée became what was perhaps the first complete example of the 20th century mass media pop star. Vallée became the most prominent and, arguably, the first of a new style of popular singer, the crooner.
One of the most successful crooners was Bing Crosby. Crosby cited popular singer Al Jolson as one of his main influences. Crosby was in turn cited by Perry Como. Crosby also influenced this singing of Frank Sinatra; Crosby and Sinatra sang together in the 1956 film High Society.
American pop musical examples from the 1960s include The Monkees. Pop groups like these remained popular into the 1970s, producing family acts like the Partridge Family and The Osmonds. By the late 1990s, there were numerous varieties of Teen pop including singers like Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson and Clean-cut boy bands like Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.
Mama said he'd be a failure
Live down on the Bowery
somewhere, yeah
Libacious schoolboy with that
Slicked back hair
Playing your guitar
You rock and you roll...
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Down on the corner
Turn on your radio
Frankie there you are
Underneath the skyline
The roar and the heat
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VOCAL BREAKDOWN
Mama look at your boy now
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