It is good to get the approximate age range of the audience beforehand, as well as the racial and ethnic demographics. I would focus on mid-tempo  60's (including Motown) and 70's covers (including songs from a musical or two), with splashes of '50s classics -- anything by Carole King, for example.   I would include two real ballads at the most (one could be from a musical), throw in one original song -- announcing it as such because people like to feel that they... (more)