From Encyclopedia Britannica: - pop ballad, form of slow love song prevalent in nearly all genres of popular music. There are rock ballads, soul ballads, country ballads, and even heavy metal ballads.
Here is a selection of some of the most popular “pop ballads” of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Charlie Santoss - One-Hit Wonders - Variedades - Instrumental Hits - Os Precursores - Hong Kong English Pop - Hong Kong Cantopop - The British Invasion - A Jovem Guarda
Sunday, October 17, 2010
I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY (Al Martino)
From WIKIPEDIA:
Al Martino (born Alfred Cini, October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid 1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners". Apart from singing, Martino played the role of Johnny Fontane in the 1972 film The Godfather, as well as singing the film's theme, "Speak Softly Love". He played the same role in The Godfather Part III and The Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980.
Martino died on October 13, 2009 at his childhood home in Springfield, Pennsylvania, 6 days after his 82nd birthday...
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