Yes, Rich I can't believe you don't listen to anything pre 1980??? Some of the best music ever recorded has fallen short of your ears...

Some of the ones I like to listen to are:  and these are probably after 1980...

pre 1980 would be a whole other list...

Dido, Jack Johnson, Loreena McKennitt, Ben Harper, The BoDeans, Gypsy Soul,
Indigo Girls, Bob Marley, Dave Matthews Band, Praful, Jake Shimabukuro, Fugees,
Alasdair Fraser/Natalie Haas, Barenaked Ladies, Natalie Merchant, Eric Clapton
just to name a small  few...