Not to get contentious, AJ, but my band, which dominated the Austin private party scene for twenty years, was billed as: "The Most Versatile Dance Band In The Universe!" We played everything from Big Band Swing to Punk Rock. I can assure you that I not only like many, if not most, of the tunes you like, I also can play them and sing their lyric lines. That being said, I must add that my musical tastes have absolutely nothing to do with how I view specific musicians, in any and all genres.
(When you turn 83, I'll be turning 67, hardly a separation of three decades.)