What music did your parents listen to at home when you were growing up ? Did any of it rub off on you ?

[WildRosie]

My M&D were both born in the 1930s which might explain their rather conservative, middle-of-the-road musical tastes. They didn't have any Mantovani or Ray Conniff albums - they were perhaps a little too young for those - but they did have a fair few James Last albums. Also, stuff like John Denver, Jack Jones, Don McLean, Carpenters, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis , Tony Christie and Neil Diamond. They had at least one Ray Charles album too which, for them, was a little more hip! Quite a lot of classical orchestral and operatic albums too, mainly from the 'These You Have Loved' series presented by Richard Baker. No 'Your Hundred Best Tunes' that I recall.

Much of the foregoing, plus whatever was on the radio and Top Of The Pops, formed the soundtrack to my youth. I have both vinyl and CD albums from many of these artists, e.g. Jack Jones, James Last and Perry Como - I confess! No Mantovani or Ray Conniff though. Nor Bert Kaempfert. Easily obtained at any charity shop but I'd need a paper bag for my head first.

I’m loving The Spinners getting more than one mention. They remind me so much of my childhood. My parents also loved Max Boyce.

The Inkspots, Frank Sinatra- and Mantovani.
Also bloody Max Bygraves singing about being a toothbrush....

I was also partly influenced by the musical tastes of my eldest sister and brother (ten and six years older, respectively). Hence, I also have records by Simon and Garfunkel, The Bay City Rollers, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin in my modest collection.

My dad loves jazz and so I do appreciate Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday. He also plays really obscure stuff that I can’t get into at all.

Mum ain’t massively into anything, just likes easy middle of the road stuff.

Not music related but on long car journeys me and my brother got our love of comedy from my dad. The Goons, Hancocks half hour, etc. We loved it as kids and still do now.