American pop
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American pop is pop music in the United States. American folk singer Pete Seeger defined pop music as "professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music".[1]
An early genre of American pop music was the swing craze, a popular dance style in the early part of the 20th century.[2]
Jazz artist Rudy Vallée became what was perhaps the first complete example of the 20th century mass media pop star.[3] Vallée became the most prominent and, arguably, the first of a new style of popular singer, the crooner.[3]
One of the most successful crooners was Bing Crosby. Crosby cited popular singer Al Jolson as one of his main influences. Crosby was in turn cited by Perry Como.[4] Crosby also influenced this singing of Frank Sinatra;[5] Crosby and Sinatra sang together in the 1956 film High Society.[6]
American pop musical examples from the 1960s include The Monkees.[7] Pop groups like these remained popular into the 1970s, producing family acts like the Partridge Family and The Osmonds.[citation needed] By the late 1990s, there were numerous varieties of Teen pop including singers like Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Jessica Simpson and Clean-cut boy bands like Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.[citation needed]
See also
References
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