If I could only listen to 10 solo artists and/or bands for the rest of my life, these are the ones I’d choose (listed chronologically):
Solo Artists:
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- Thelonious Monk (1917-1982)
- Ravi Shankar (1920-2012)
- Brian Eno (1948-)
- Nick Drake (1948-1974)
- Arthur Russell (1951-1992)
Bands:
- The Beatles (1960-1970)
- Grateful Dead (1965-1995)
- My Bloody Valentine (1983–1997, 2007–)
- Stereolab (1990-2009, 2019-)