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'70s
a few:
Foghat (ROCK 'n' ROLL)
James Gang (also The Eagles, I suppose---Joe Walsh is a gifted player)
Marvin Gaye (started late '60s, best period in '70s)
John Lennon (solo) with Plastic Ono Band
Al Green (started late '60s, best period in '70s)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y started late '60s, w/ Crazy Horse in '70s)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Parliament/Funkadelic
The Cars (started late, known as '80s, most likely, better than who you listened to today)
Devo (started mid, known as '80s)
Sparks
Frank Zappa
Deep Purple (started late '60s, best period in '70s)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band (started late '60s)
Kool & the Gang
The Carpenters
Ramones (started mid)
Led Zeppelin (started late '60s, known as '70s band)
Pink Floyd (started late '60s)
Talking Heads (started late, known as '80s)
Bruce Springsteen & the E. Street Band (best period is '70s, known as an American icon, but also '80s primarily)
Sex Pistols (along w/ Bruce Springsteen, they are the disco killers!)
New York Dolls
Harry Nilsson
Iggy Pop solo
Lou Reed solo
Alice Cooper
ZZ Top (started late, known as '80s)
Van Halen (started mid, known as '80s mainly)
Patti Smith Group
King Crimson
Brian Eno & Robert Fripp
The Kinks (started '60s)
AC/DC w/ Bon Scott
The Doors (started '60s)
Grateful Dead (started mid-'60s)
Queen
Stevie Wonder (started early '60s, best period in '70s)
Fleetwood Mac
Personally, I would probably pick David Bowie (started '60s)/Matt Ronson's band, aka Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars...
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