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Help me pick out music for a party

I am hosting a party for my wife's 50th birthday party. Most of our guests are the same age and probably same musical tastes: rock from the late 60's 70 and 80's (u2, jackson browne, peter gabriel, etc), jazz (miles, carter, metheny).

It is not a dance party (buffet dinner and few people sitting down) and I would appreciate suggestins for the evening. No disco, no hiphop or rap.

Thanks

Richard Bischoff
rbischoff
slothman
311 posts
 
Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, John Martyn, J.J. Cale
jorgeparrapuppy
257 posts
 
Rbischoff: The moment I read your question, I knew
your were gonna open up a big ass can of chocolate worms.
You did it!
Enjoy your wife's 50th bday bash, buddy.
tomryan
797 posts
 
Wow..I'm 56 and don't consider it a party without dancing (but then my wife has been teaching ballroom and Latin dance for 25 years).
richmon
256 posts
 
The few 50 parties I've been to that had music playing, that wasn't obtrusive, yet not invisible;

Steely Dan - anything
Spyra Gyra - anything
rbischoff OP
80 posts
 
Well Thanks for everyone's help. Everyone had a great time and only one person had a comment on the music.

The Line up U2 Joshua Tree playing when guests arrived.
Van Morrison Live album from San Francisco (1 cd only)
Roger Eno - between tides
Tom Russell - Modern Art (3 songs)
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Ricki Lee Jones - It's Like This
Bootleg of recent winwood clapton concer.

Thanks for all of you ideas. It was a terrific party and my wife had a great time until this morning.

Have fun and I learned a lot.

Richard Bischoff
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