[Disambiguator]

I believe that the 70s were a complete wasteland of good music

The 70s and early 80s were the golden age of progressive and jazz fusion, but the pop was pretty sucky (see: disco).

[dfwgator]

I remember it was around 1979, I had never listened to jazz before, and one day was flipping channels, and I saw a bunch of these long-haired guys who looked like a typical rock band playing Jazz,
it was The Pat Metheny Group, and I was mesmerized. Next day, I went straight to Peaches to gobble up all of his albums, and got hooked, still a huge fan to this day.

[Gay State Conservative]

The 70s and early 80s were the golden age of progressive and jazz fusion...

Which are just noise to my ears...but to quote one of the many great songs of the 60s..."different strokes for different folks".

[mylife]

I quite agree

[mylife]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=92dGGGkhjrY

[DiogenesLamp]

"Yellow River" by Christie.
"Love Grows where my Rosemary goes" by Edison Lighthouse.
"Old Black Water" by the Doobie brothers.
"Take it Easy" by the Eagles.
"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry
"Let it be" by the Beatles.
"Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando and Dawn.
"American Pie" by Don McClean.
"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede.

And many others of which I can't think at the moment.

[oldtech]

Some great country music came out in that time period.