50s: Charles Mingus
60s: Frank Zappa
70s: Jaco Pastorius
80s: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
90s: Phish (Major label debut wasn't 'til the 90s!)
00s: Regina Spektor
Or, at least those are the ones that came to mind first.
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