Is there anyplace on the net, from where I can download free oldies like the carpenters and the beatles? And old western like Simon and Garfunkel?

Is it against the rules of sciforums to ask someonen to e-mail some of these oldies mp3 to me?

Probably. Try limewire.

What's limewire. Please I'm not so technically aware about computers.

Got it! Thanks!

Free and probably illegal in your country of residence. ;)

sadly, US copyright is continualy extended, largely thanks to the lobbying efforts of Disney. Now copyright is much longer that the 14+14 year plan set forth during the founding of the the USA.

So these "oldies" which would be in the public domain by now, had the laws not been changed, are still under copyright, and will be for another 70 year or so.

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html#duration

Audio blogs:

http://tofuhut.blogspot.com/2005/05/even-when-you-dont-find-music-here-you.html

scroll down for different categories and there's lots more out there