Dad Music

So I'm going on this trip to the mountains with my family this weekend. I'm driving up there with my dad and his dog, and then the rest are coming up Saturday morning. Well, the idea of a 4+ hour car trip with this guy had me wondering about the music situation. See, he's not at all a big music fan. He's strictly mainstream oldies, “jazz” (which for my dad pretty much means white big band stuff) and classical. Zzzzzz... Sorry.

Luckily, I found out he has one of those tape deck/CD player combos. Thank jeezus, I can use my iPod. No ridiculous radio tags, no obnoxious commericals, and absolutely NO Big Bopper. But what do I play that won't cause too much of a ruckus or make Dad want to check my bag for drugs? What do I have that is dad-safe? There's not much, but I looked through my stuff and compiled a few basic playlists of father friendly music. Here's what I have so far:

Jool Cazz (straight-forward jazz):

John Coltrane: Giant Steps and Blue Train
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue and Birth of the Cool
Billie Holliday: Billie's Blues

Bigger Than Jesus (rock/pop/etc):

Love: s/t and Forever Changes
The Seeds: s/t
The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle
various: Growin' Up Too Fast, The Girl Group Anthology Vol. 1
Neko Case: The Tigers Have Spoken
The Clientele: Suburban Light and A Fading Summer
David Kilgour: Frozen Orange
Hope Sandoval/Warm Inventions: Bavarian Fruit Bread
American Analog Set: Promise of Love
Pernice Brothers: Yours, Mine & Ours
Olivia Tremor Control: Dusk at Cubist Castle
The Rosebuds: Make Out
Led Zeppelin: IV

Wooden Guitar (folk-ish)

Simon & Garfunkel: Sounds of Silence
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Iron & Wine: The Creek Drank the Cradle and Our Endless Numbered Days
Keren Ann: Not Going Anywhere
Cat Power: The Covers Record