Music had always been at the heart of variety, but in the 1950s rock 'n' roll and the concept of the teenager arrived. TV didn't know how to cope so the 60s viewer was fed a diet of easy listening.

In advance of her new show "Easy Listening" at the Wallis on Dec. 19 and 20, the New Yorker spoke to Los Angeles about music ... are more traditional kinds of pop rock, you know, songs that ...