What were good artists in the 50's 60's and 70's?

Question

I asked the same question earlier and it got deleted don't know why anyways,

I don't mind long lists :)

Answer 1

of the 50's

1. Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - The Impalas  

2. Silhouettes - The Diamonds  

3. Come Softly To Me - The Fletwoods  

4. Come Go With Me - The Dell-Vikings  

5. One Summer Night - The Danleers  

6. Sh-Boom - The Chords  

7. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters  

8. Mr. Lee - The Bobbettes  

9. A Teenager In Love - Dion And The Belmonts  

10. 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) - The Four Preps  

11. Searchin' - The Coasters  

12. Born Too Late - Poni-Tails  

13. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters  

14. Happy, Happy Birthday Baby - The Tune Weavers  

15. Little Star - The Elegants  

16. Get A Job - The Silhouettes  

17. Oh Julie - The Crescendos  

18. Lollipop - The Chordettes  

19. Earth Angel - The Crew-Cuts  

20. Book Of Love - The Monotones  

of the 60's

The Beatles

2  

  Bob Dylan

3  

  Jimi Hendrix

4  

  The Who

5  

  The Rolling Stones

6  

  The Doors

7  

  Cream

8  

  The Velvet Underground

9  

  The Beach Boys

10  

  The Yardbirds

of the 70's

1  

  Led Zeppelin

2  

  The Rolling Stones

3  

  Black Sabbath

4  

  Pink Floyd

5  

  The Who

6  

  AC/DC

7  

  Queen

8  

  Aerosmith

9  

  Rush

10  

  David Bowie

Answer 2

Since you asked for good ARTISTS and not songs, I won't mention any one hit wonders (though there are some fantastic songs from people that never do more than 1 worthwhile tune).

50s:

Chuck Berry

The Drifters

Jerry Lee Lewis

Elvis Presley

Bobby Darin

Sam Cooke

Little Richard

Fats Domino

The Coasters

Buddy Holly (solo and with Buddy Holly and the Crickets)

Frank Sinatra

Ray Charles

The Everly Brothers

Howlin' Wolf

The Platters

Dion (solo and with Dion and the Belmonts)

Ella Fitzgerald

Dizzy Gillespie

Miles Davis

1960s:

James Brown

Booker T. and the MG's

Bob Dylan

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

The Byrds

Jefferson Airplane

Aretha Franklin

Larry Norman

Sly and the Family Stone

Otis Redding

Jimi Hendrix

The Who

The Kinks

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Van Morrison

Cream

Simon and Garfunkel

Roy Orbison'

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Johnny Cash

Marvin Gaye

The Four Tops

The Temptations

The Righteous Brothers

Martha and the Vandellas

The Animals

Patsy Cline

The Mamas and the Papas

Wilson Pickett

The Lovin' Spoonful

Sam and Dave

Glen Campbell

Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and sometimes Young)

The Monkees

Muddy Waters

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Loretta Lyn

John Coltrane

Modern Jazz Quartet

70s:

David Bowie

Stevie Wonder

Bob Marley

Randy Stonehill

Neil Young

Led Zeppelin

The Clash

Pink Floyd

Bruce Springsteen

Joni Mitchell

Elvis Costello

John Lennon

The Ramones

Paul McCartney (solo and with Paul McCartney and Wings)

George Harrison

Steely Dan

Al Green

Black Sabbath

Elton John

The Eagles

Fleetwood Mac

Rod Stewart

Blondie

Queen

Aerosmith

Carole King

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Jackson Browne

The Bee Gees

Gram Parsons

Santana

ABBA

The Buzzcocks

Alice Cooper

Donna Summer

Todd Rundgren

Yes

Paul Simon

The O'Jays

Jimmy Cliff

Willie Nelson

James Taylor

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Charlie Daniels Band

Earth, Wind, and Fire

The Doobie Brothers

America

Nick Lowe

Billy Joel

Electric Light Orchestra

Eric Clapton

Steve Miller Band

Gil Scott-Heron

Barry Manilow

Bread

The Stylistics

War