My mom...all muscials "Oklahoma", "South Pacific", "The King and I", etc...I did memorize that "riff" in "The Music Man". You know...it goes...

He's a Music Man
He's a what?
He's a what?

He's a Music Man
And he sells clarinets
to the kids in the town...yadda, yadda, yadda

I used to do the whole thing all the way from L.A to San Frnacisco. LOL Drove her nuts!

I have to admit to being a Tony Bennet fan, though. Always liked him. She also introduced me to Ella Fitzgerald and Lionel Hampton. My high school graduation present was sitting up front at their concert. I'll never forget it.

My preferences have percolated to my kids. AC/DC, Van Halen (W/David Lee Roth), Queen, Seal, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Carole King, etc., Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and other classical pieces. Although my daughter added the Grateful Dead to her listening repetoire (sp?)