WOW! . . . going back a ways now BG and Pete Fountain too! . . . The greatest Clarinetists :-)

Crit-Ur, I would disagree with you concerning the Beatles. I consider them some of the best song writers of all time.
I remember when the had numerous top 10 songs at the same time.
Have to laugh at what our Jr. High music teacher said(quoting Mr.Grizwald) "10 years from now,no one will even remember who the Beatles are. That statement was made over 55 years ago.
I bought the Beatles first album for 49cents at the Emporium in downtown St. Paul, boy have times changed.
I never cared a lot for either Lenon or McCartney as solo artists or their later groups
Tom

CCR!

The Beetles

I sure did and still do like the Grass Roots band music from the late 60s... but there were others.... Three Dog Nite being one !

Lots to choose from for sure-Mid to late 60's was an explosion of music of all sorts.
Lots of bubblegum rock,heavy rock,motown,and folk.
Always liked Gordon Lightfoots music.Lots of blues rockbands too,Ten years after,and the Who were great english bands.
I also liked the bands with the horn sections like Chicago and Lighthouse.

Early 70's before disco was just as good.Led Zed,Pink Floyd,Uriah heep.

Scorpions
Pink Floyd

Some of their early stuff really sucked but they endeavored to persevere.

The Band

The Mommas & Pappas, The Byrds.

walleyed

The 5th dimension and Roy Orbison

Some other very good ones--Gerry and The Pacemakers,The Kinks, The Hollies,The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield(They were the best known,one hit wonders) For What its Worth ,was their only top 40 hit. Rock and Roll woman should have been much higher rated than it was.
The Boxtops,The Mamas and Papas,Hermans Hermits, Jefferson Airplane,The Stone Ponies(Linda Ronstadts first band), The Turtles, The Zombies,The Vogues,The Supremes,
The Ronettes,The Spencer Davis Group--and the list goes on and on.
Tom

Roy Orbison had a wonderful voice and gave us musical pleasure for over 30 years.His last recordings were with The Traveling Willburys--Roy Orbison,Bob Dylan,George Harrison,Jeff Lynne,and Tom Petty. Roy died shorly after the hit single--End of The Line.
Dylan and Lynne are the only members of the group,still with us.
Tom

Procol Harem, Vanilla Fudge, Traffic

Beach Boys and Jefferson Airplane. Actually when I think about this there were a ton of rock groups and individual singers I liked. How about Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Monkees, Dave Clark Five, Crosby Stills & Nash, Herman's Hermits, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Lovin' Spoonful, Fleetwood Mac, Sly and the Family Stone, The Everly Brothers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Bee Gees, The Temptations, The Turtles, The Supremes, Jan and Dean and Elvis.

Alot of great singing groups and solo artists mentioned in all the posts, the oldies music is still the best.alot of todays music has no substance in my opinion and I cant stand what I call loud screaming in the mic. music.Todays groups just dont have staying power all to many are short lived,here and gone.

Uhhuh, JimH said Zepplin.

Don’t forget Steppenwolf

I was 6 in 1965. At that time I liked Herman’s Hermits and the Monkees

Bob Dylan still at it! Big Brother and the Holding Company The Traveling Willberrys Chuck Berry Fats Dommino lots to choose from!

MC5 Straight out of Detroit.....