Didn't Ethel Merman make a disco album in the 70's?  That has to be the king (or queen) of all crossovers.

You're not alone Mark, my mother is also a devotee of those Rod Stewart American Songbook discs.

Michael

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> Linda Rondstadt's "What's New" & "For Sentimental Reasons" and Rod Stewart's 
> "American Songbook" series come to mind. Rod's versions of these standards, 
> to my ears, are godawful, but I guess we can be assured that Volume 4 will 
> be on it's way as lots of people (including my mother) seem to like 'em. 
> 
> For me, the biggest head scratcher has to be Garth Brooks putting on a wig 
> and adopting the persona of a fictional rocker named Chris Gaines. What was 
> *that* all about?