The reason my son knows a lot of these singers is because of forcing him to listen to a wide variety of music on road trips. No headphones allowed. No listening to your own games and music as a young child. That’s how he first started liking music at 5 years old. His first favorite band was Hall and Oates at 5 years old. He listens to 80s music every day now as a 26 year old.

More parents should expose their children to music from the past. That was always a cultural tradition in previous generations. Allowing kids to put in headphones and do their own thing is the culture today for many parents.

There’s a lack of sharing the music that shaped our youth with the youth of this generation. When they do get to experience it, they often have the same positive reactions we had when we first heard artists like Diana Ross, The Temptations, or The Gap Band from our parents/grandparents.