Thanks for the topic, tony1954
Born in 1946, having perpetual music, live and recorded, in the house, the 1950's included c&w, crooners, jazz large and small, folk, r&b, rock, movie themes and varied sub-genres. That's reaching pretty high.
1950s Rock and Roll: A Decade of Music That Changed the World (rollingstone.com)
My theory is that EXCESSIVE drug use was damaging overall to popular music into the 1970's, choosing to explore other genres during much of this time. Of course, there WAS great music created during this stretch, however, I found pop too inconsistent.
As music lovers, yes, our birth year greatly affects our preferences...and we can debate deep into the night...hopefully while flipping Ray Charles early 1950's jazz mono vinyl. More Peace Pin (bold print for old eyes)