Originally Posted by
Jx2
I was thinking we all have these little hidden gems we enjoy. Might be anybody, might be someone who's popular in certain circles but a realitvely unkown in others. So I thought, lets share them....lets help one another attempt to find more of those artists.
Like I said, some of us are likely to consider someone listed as a more big time act than others, because of the area we live in or the genre of music we listen to the most. But please, try not to list the most notable of bands, i.e. no Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, or unreleased tracks from todays stars.
Here's mine, a blues player by the name of Shuggie Otis. This cat just blew me away the first time I heard him. Ive felt he was just as good as Jimi or SRV or the others but more traditional blue, ala, Albert King, John Lee Hooker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xRD-9hseI
I tried to embed the clip but for some reason it didnt work. Please include links when possible to your hidden gems.
Not hidden around my house. I have two of his original vinyl albums and I was able to get an import CD. He never attained the heights he should have. All of those tracks were done when he was 15 years old. He was playing in bars underage, and the booze and the drugs wasted all his talent.
I discovered him in 69/70 and have played him since. Nothing after that was really any good and he is still around but could have been an icon..
The Blues is alright!
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