Samples of musical styles
There are so many styles of music that it is worthy of a lifetime of study. Here are a few of my favorites:

Jazz
This was my first interest. Some of the major eras in jazz:
Big Band 
Duke Ellington 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOzn8lvrWi8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTFK1M5hY0A
BeBop
Dizzy Gillespie 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkemox0461U
Miles Davis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me9RXpbKIso
Cool Jazz
Dave Brubeck
www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dave+brubeck+take+five

Rhythm and Blues
Motown
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NYdCSG_6ck
Classic
​www.youtube.com/watch?v=rixhkdO_IdU
Funk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OQl4WTkWTc
Stanton Moore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g1GvGS9DvM
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Reggae
Classic 
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkfvL3Nz0SI 

Reggae/Rap/Dub
Matisyahu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDAMm5UkPHQ&t=1533s

Zydeco
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1S-zW5QlO0&list=PLYRpau8yECtRzt4Jy-FRV1G9er4QbLNjh

West African
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKDEAGY5u9E

Middle Eastern
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4izWydINP8&list=RDQMGP79oMLwCe0&start_radio=1​

Latin
Salsa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNnY8FjxdUw
Samba
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3o30YJiWsc
South America
Saya
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmJrHEzu7jU

Pop
​The Master
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y&list=RDEMe12_MlgO8mGFdeeftZ2nOQ&start_radio=1

Early Rock
The King
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk