Baby Boomer Songs.

From Elvis, to later Sinatra, to Beatles, to Del Vikings, to Dion, to Four Seasons, to Buddy Holly, etc.

The 63 year old person graduated high school in 1964. He/she didn't like the big-band era songs very much because they represented his/her parents music.

So you best bet is from early rock to the Disco era (include a few of those as well).

Of course they didn't quit listening after graduating college, so you can include newer songs as well, as long as they aren't too hard core in any one direction.

You will probably want to keep the volume in the audience to a level between 80 and 85db (settings = a-weighted, slow response on a sound level meter). You can get a decent sound level meter at Radio Shack for about $50 http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103667 . A little lower if they are eating dinner while they are eating. Later on in the evening you can crank the volume up a bit.

I've been playing the retirement audience for a long time. It's were the majority of the good paying gigs are in South Florida. In the "old days" when you saw gray hair you played Glenn Miller. Now when you see gray hair you play Elvis Presley.

See http://www.s-cats/com and click on the song list for plenty of suggestions.

I also offer some Fake Disks with plenty of the songs already entered in BiaB format and I would suggest these two:

http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake2.html

http://www.nortonmusic.com/fake28.html

Please read all the info on the page before ordering.

There is also a link on each page for the physical fake book, so you can open the book, open the BiaB file, and play along.

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