That's pretty cool about Anita! And I wholeheartedly agree with your current music assessment. A quick scan of my CDs also reveals:
Sinatra (of course!)
Dinah Shore (Cocktail Hour)
Art Tatum
Stan Getz
Oscar Peterson
Mandy Patinkin
Joe Sample
Sarah Vaughan
Johnny Cash
Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis (though he was "manufactured" just a little)
And more "old" Country, Bluegrass and Musical Soundtracks than I'll admit to! :)
I'm with you on that! And Johnny Cash too. I don't care for any 'modern' (last 20 years or so) country. Otherwise, everything else is classical.