I was born in 1963, so music of my era is the 80's.
But I chose the 50's thru the 70's.
It was truly uncharted territory, so ANYTHING was possible.
And it peaked in the 70's, with a huge variety of genres.
After the 70's were over....somebody figured out there was a "formula"
and record companies were more concerned with making good money, rather than making good music.