These would be the most significant musicians, singers, and songwriters from my musical past going back to the 1950s, who are still alive and, in many cases, still performing:
Jimmie Rodgers (singer) 1933-
Ian Tyson (singer, songwriter, Ian and Sylvia) 1933-
John Mayall (blues singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter) 1933-
Willie Nelson (singer, songwriter) 1933-
Herb Alpert (trumpeter, The Tijuana Brass) 1935-
Don Everly (singer, remaining half of The Everly Brothers) 1937-
Gordon Lightfoot (singer, songwriter) 1938-
Sandy Nelson (drummer) 1938-
Judy Collins (singer, songwriter) 1939-
Sylvia Tyson (singer, songwriter, radio host) 1940-
Ringo Starr (singer, drummer, The Beatles) 1940-
Paul Simon (singer, songwriter, Simon & Garfunkle) 1941-
Buffy Sainte-Marie (singer, songwriter) 1941-
Bob Dylan (singer, songwriter) 1941-
Art Garfunkle (singer) 1941-
Eric Burdon (singer, The Animals) 1941-
Joan Baez (folksinger, activist) 1941-
Felix Cavalieri (singer, keyboards, The Rascals, Joey Dee) 1942-
Paul McCartney (singer, bassist, songwriter, Beatles) 1942-
Paul Jones (singer, Manfred Mann) 1942-
Johnny Rivers (singer) 1942-
Roger McGuinn (singer, guitarist, The Byrds) 1942-
Jim McCarty (drummer, songwriter, The Yardbirds) 1943-
Mick Jagger (singer, songwriter, Rolling Stones) 1943-
Chad Allan (original singer-songwriter Guess Who) 1943-
Joni Mitchell singer, songwriter) 1943-
Robert Lamm (singer, pianist, songwriter, Chicago) 1944-
Roger Daltrey (singer, The Who) 1944-
Ray Davies (singer, songwriter, The Kinks) 1944-
Pete Townshend (singer, guitarist, songwriter, The Who) 1945-
Rod Argent (keyboardist-songwriter, The Zombies) 1945-
Colin Blundstone (singer, The Zombies) 1945-
Eric Clapton (singer, guitarist, Cream) 1945-
Neil Young (singer, guitarist, songwriter) 1945-
Bruce Cockburn (singer, guitarist, songwriter) 1945-
Donovan (singer, songwriter) 1946-
Elton John (singer, pianist, songwriter) 1947-
Burton Cummings (singer, pianist, songwriter Guess Who) 1947-
James Taylor (singer, guitarist, songwriter) 1948-
Billy Joel (singer, pianist, songwriter) 1949-
Janis Ian (singer, songwriter) 1951-
Suzanne Vega (singer, songwriter) 1959-