This is a list of artists living in the second half of last century (1951-2000)and who recorded before the Year 2.000 relevant for future generations . .....Sometimes there are notes for special names...

It's a personal list, so some artists, famous in the present, but not suitable for future generations, are not included........
Work in progress from 1226UP .... to be concluded in Spring 2022 :).
Sorry for... Ma Rainey, Robert Johnson, Glen Miller, Bessie Smith, George Gershwin, Kurt Weill, Anton Webern, Alban Berg, Bela Bartok, Alfredo Casella, Rachmaninoff and others ...they are among the giants, but they died before 1951.
And sorry for the fantastic Artists who recorded after 2000....Barbara Hannigan etc....