Although nearly all pop music features sung vocals, in Vocal Pop, there is an exceptional emphasis on a virtuosic, solo vocal performance that carries almost the entire melody. The backing music is often a relatively simple accompaniment of chords in a lower register, though it can also include lush orchestral or big-band arrangements. Rhythm sections tend to be very subdued, if present at all…
Record shops and collectors typically use the term Vocal in reference to mainstream, “white”, “adult” English-language pop music of the 1950s and 1960s: mainly ballads and standards which continue the tradition of vocal jazz, without the improvisational elements. The style’s peak coincided with the early rock & roll era, after which most Vocal pop became regarded as “easy listening” music, but it continues to enjoy waves of popularity throughout the world to the present day.
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