Adult contemporary music
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Adult contemporary is a category of popular music catered to adult demographics, including record charts and radio formats that are focused on such music.
Johnny Mathis concentrated on romantic readings of jazz and pop standards for the adult contemporary audience of the 1960s and 1970s.
In terms of record sales and career longevity, Barry Manilow is one of the most successful adult contemporary singers ever and the most best-selling of the 1970s.
"Careless Whisper" stayed at the No. 1 spot in the adult contemporary chart for 5 weeks. The song was George Michael's first solo single.
Latin artist Marc Anthony's self-titled English-language album released in 1999 had singles that crossed over to the AC charts.
Anne Murray
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Morna Anne Murray is a Canadian retired country, pop and adult contemporary music singer who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray has won four Grammys
Adult contemporary music
…on melody and harmonies. Major artists included Carole King, Cat Stevens, James Taylor and Bread. In the early 1970s, softer songs by the Carpenters, Anne Murray, John Denver, Barry Manilow, and even Barbra Streisand, began to be played more often on "Top 40" radio. Top 40 radio stations played the Top 40 hits…
Murray in 1971
Murray (third from left) was one of 8 notable Canadians to carry the Olympic Flag at the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremony
The Anne Murray Centre in Springhill, Nova Scotia