The 1960s

The number next to the band indicates how many albums I recommend

Country:
Jerry Lee Lewis (2)
Merle Haggard (1) *****

International:
Joao Gilberto (1) *****

Jazz/Fusion:
George Benson (1) *****
Ida Cox (1)
Illinois Jacquet (1)
The Tony Williams Lifetime (1)

Musical:
Anyone Can Whistle
Cabaret
Fiddler on the Roof
West Side Story

Pop/R&B:
Aretha Franklin (1)
Etta James (1)
Isaac Hayes (1)
James Brown (1)
James Carr (1)
Nico (1)
Otis Redding (1)
Sam Cooke (1)
Sly & the Family Stone (1)
William Bell (1) *****

Rock/Folk:
Albert King (1) *****
The Allman Brothers Band (1)
The Animals (1) *****
B.B. King (1) *****
The Band (2) *****
The Beach Boys (1) *****
The Beatles (11) *****
Bert Jansch (1)
Big Brother & Holding Company (1) *****
Blood, Sweat & Tears (1)
Bob Dylan (8) *****
Buffalo Springfield (1) *****
Buffy Saint-Marie (1)
The Byrds (3) *****
Captain Beefheart (2) *****
Charlie Musselwhite (1) *****
Chuck Berry (1) *****
Cream (1)
Creedence Clearwater Revival (2) *****
Dave Van Ronk (1)
Davy Graham (1) *****
Dillard & Clark (1) *****
Doc Watson (1)
Donovan (1) *****
The Doors (2) *****
The Everly Brothers (1)
Fairport Convention (1)
The Flying Burrito Brothers (1) *****
Frank Zappa (1) *****
Fred Neil (1) *****
Gordon Lightfoot (1)
Howlin' Wolf (1)
The Incredible String Band (1)
The International Submarine Band (1)
Jeff Beck (1) *****
Jefferson Airplane (1) *****
Jerry Lee Lewis (1)
Jimi Hendrix (2) *****
Joan Baez (1) *****
John Lee Hooker (1)
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (1) *****
Johnny Shines (1)
Johnny Winter (1)
King Crimson (1) *****
The Kinks (3) *****
Led Zeppelin (2) *****
The Left Banke (1) *****
Leonard Cohen (1) *****
Lonnie Johnson (1)
Love (2) *****
Magic Sam (1) *****
MC5 (1)
Moby Grape (1)
Neil Young (1) *****
Nick Drake (1) *****
NRBQ (1)
Otis Spann (1)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (2) *****
Phil Ochs (1)
Pink Floyd (1)
The Rolling Stones (3) *****
Santana (1)
Silver Apples (1)
Simon & Garfunkel (2)
Small Faces (2)
Soft Machine (1)
The Stooges (1)
Taj Mahal (2) *****
Tim Buckley (1)
Tim Hardin (1)
Traffic (1) *****
Van Morrison (1) *****
The Velvet Underground (3) *****
The Who (1) *****
The Zombies (1) *****