Well,you've got me beat.About 15 years ago I discovered CD-Rs (I'm a computer dunce).I also discovered that our regional library district allows you to search their huge collection by keyword,etc.
As a result I was able to amass a collection of about 5,500 songs...about 90% of which are from the 50's (my parents' music,some of which I love) and the 60's (my generation).It took a while...and involved a number of visits to various libraries in my area.
There’s something to be said about copyright and the state of music today.
I watched an interview with Ian Anderson a number of years ago in which he suggested that there are no more original “riffs” because the mathematical possibilities have been exhausted.
In other words. It’s becoming nearly impossible to be original without being sued for copyright infringement.
I think a lot of “true artists” of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s recognized this dilemma and either gave up trying to be original and began remaking classical music from 100 plus years ago with a rock/guitar style.
IIRC, the copyright on music expires after 75 years.
In the meantime, we get POP BS that is literally a music loop and we’re supposed to like them for their “Performance, their Dancing, their Rap”. It’s just stupid if you ask me.