I had no money in that argument--that ongoing battle was between my mother and grandmother.I happen to like Richard Clayderman he was one of the last Easy Listening instrumentalists to receive Radio airplay before the Easy listening radio format Disappeared completely.
Somewhat amusing was the missed opportunity of witnessing the reaction of the secretary at our office one morning, when the easy listening station switched to a loud Top 40 format. I remember our radio even had a tiny sticker on the dial with the station's call letters on it. Most kids today probably don't even know how to use a tuner with a dial on it! I don't use mine anymore (we have no listenable local radio stations), but I put many hours on one of these: