I grew up exposed to a variety of music, and I listened to it all, all the time. Money was rather tight so most of my music consisted of 45s, and mix tapes of songs recorded off the radio. But here’s a list of artists whose albums I actually owned:
The Cowsills – Assorted albums
Donny Osmond – Had one album, but can’t remember the name of it
Barry Manilow – All of his albums
Rex/Rex Smith – Had his two albums with his band, as well as Sooner or Later, and Forever
The Knack – Get the Knack
M – New York, London, Paris, Munich
The J. Geils Band – All of their albums
While I have all these artists on my Sansa Clip, I think the one that gets the most play nowadays is Geils.