Most blues fans (I would think) have, at some point or another, come across a particular artist who is relatively unknown and thought, "How is this guy (or gal) not popular?!" I have had a few such occasions myself. And this leads one to wonder how many more outstanding blues artists that were never heard outside of a rural juke joint by a hand full of people. Those who actually did record blues are not always widely received and fall into relative obscurity. I say relative because there are so many artists out there to choose from, that great musicians can be overlooked even if they do have a substantial following. For example the great R. L. Burnside is not a household name by any means, but is a recognized as a giant of North Mississippi blues. He didn't necessarily fall into obscurity, but you get the picture.
So now I want to ask those of you reading to take one minute of your time and tell the Blues United community what artist you love that people may not have heard of.
Tell us at the Facebook page HERE or comment below.
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