I love those Oldies Instrumentals!

OK, my story goes way back, and I won’t bore you with it in detail. You’re busy enough as it is.

Born 1948 and grew up listening to all my parents’ and grandparents’ music. Opera, classical, country & western, Grand Ol’ Opry (my grandparents were weird). Mom and Dad loved the standards, from the crooners like Sinatra and Como to the orchestras like Lawrence Welk, Billy Vaughn and even Montovani and the 101 Strings. Yeesh…

Yet I developed a liking for it all. I was also a fan of TV and movies, and always listened to the soundtrack music. All of this was before I was 12 years old.

In 1960, I was home from school for two weeks with a double-whammy of the measles and mumps. My mom gave me a transistor radio (remember those?), and the first thing I heard while tuning in stations was “Walk, Don’t Run” by The Ventures. I was hooked.

It’s a long story, and (fair warning) I’ll probably tell most of it here eventually. Let’s just say my musical tastes are eclectic to say the least.

Those instrumentals, though… From soothing to stirring, from driving to relaxing, I love them all!

See what I mean?

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