As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...
In the 2010s and 2020s, contemporary country music has trended towards creating more radio-friendly and popular easy listening songs. At this moment in time, it is just what the masses seemingly want, ...
Easy on the ear, perhaps. But the label of “easy listening” often attached to the songs of Burt Bacharach belies the mastery of his talent in crafting perfect moments in music. Yes, Bacharach’s back ...