For those of us over 60..

Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep, Pink Floyd, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Crosby Stills Nash and Neil Young solo, Cat Stevens, Al Stewart, Gilbert o Sullivan, Christopher Cross and the great thing is with my Hi Fi setup now in my dedicated sound I still listen to them only now I fully realise just how good they were

Bachman Turner Overdrive -  gimme your money please?

Now, in my mid to late 60s, the one band (artist) that best describes my life, at least at this point, is John Lennon - "Imagine". I'm pretty much tired of religion and politics.

For musical enjoyment, I find myself falling back on my old 60s - 80s favorites: Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylon, Neil Diamond, Jennifer Warnes, Neil Young, Pink Floyed, Fleetwood Mack, Moody Blues, Red Rider, Lover Boy and anything Classic Country. From time to time I still enjoy the Classics - Vivaldi, Bach and Beethoven.
Modern artists that would most define my listening pleasures of today: Amos Lee, Chris Iisaak, Ray La Montagne, Jack Johnson and anything with real instruments - Amy Winehouse, Hugh Masekela, Nora Jones, Jane Monheit, Chris Botti and anything Celtic, Jazz, Folk or Bluegrass...Jim

To the OP’s intended point, my answer is one word:

ZAPPA

So many other great bands and artists, that you all mentioned and in  such a diversity of genres. Our generation truly did produce some great stuff, that, in a way, describes us as a generation...Jim