Do you have a favorite musician that most people haven't even heard of?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220245)
Walnut Creek, California
April 9, 2018 8:38pm CST
Of course, there's the "popular" music that reminds us of a particular time and place. I remember the Beatles from my early childhood, the Allman Brothers from my teenage years, and bands like REM from my early adulthood.
But do you have favorite musicians that you've encountered over the years, often by chance, that have stuck with you? Sometimes, many of your friends won't even have heard of them.
One of mine is Jesse Winchester, a folkie that my older brothers turned me onto in my formative years. His early songs were simple and beautiful, and his voice was to die for. I'll try to find a link to one of my favorites.
Who were musicians that you loved along the way? Can you find a link on YouTube?
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Dangerous Fun · Jesse Winchester The Best Of Jesse Winchester ? 1972 Bearsville Records Writer: Winchester Auto-gen...
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@Tampa_girl7 (50526)
• United States
10 Apr 18
When i was a child I loved the Jackson 5 and The Carpenters. As a teen I was a big fan of the Eagles, Hall and Oates, Linda Ronstadt and Earth, Wind and Fire to name a few. I guess I mostly liked mainstream music. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Apr 18
@TheHorse Did you watch the Eagles documentary? Great stuff.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic I'm a fan of pre-Joe Walsh Eagles, but I haven't watched the Documentary.
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@FourWalls (69014)
• United States
10 Apr 18
Oh, you know me, I’ll listen to everything from ABBA to Zevon (technically I think the list goes to ZZ Top). And you know I enjoyed Jesse Winchester!
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@FourWalls (69014)
• United States
10 Apr 18
@TheHorse -- not until Rodney Crowell covered it. I don't think I got into him until Nothing But a Breeze, about the time Buffett and Emmylou started covering him. That was about the time he appeared on the Midnight Special, too.
Seen this?
Jesse Winchester does acapella accompanied by Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris in 1977
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr 18
@FourWalls I'll check this out after class tonight. That's quite a cast!
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
10 Apr 18
A lot of my secret, favorite musicians are not very well known. One who comes to mind is David Lindley. An accomplished session musician, his name doesn't usually pop out at anyone. Some might recognize his falsetto from "The Load-out/ Stay" on Jackson Brown's "Running on Empty". He's also playing the slide/steel guitar. Lindley played with Brown for a lot of years on many tours and albums. He's played with a lot of artists in a lot of genres. But he's also got his own band. He plays a variety of stringed instruments, some of which are really obscure or obsolete. He's just weird when it comes to his own music style, but he's brilliant nonetheless. Lots of Youtube videos if you want to have a look or listen.
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@FourWalls (69014)
• United States
11 Apr 18
@Rollo1 -- I got to meet David Lindley a couple of years ago when he did a concert near Cincinnati. You're right about people not knowing him: I thought the place would be packed, and instead there were maybe 30 people there. He only played about 15 songs, but oh, did he tell stories...and that was as good as the music!!! I also saw him open for Joe Walsh in 1981. So yes, he's been around for awhile!
@TheHorse is also correct that old farts like us know his music quite well, thanks to all his work with Jackson and his solo material (two words: "Rag Bag").
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Apr 18
Jack Johnson. I have found that not many know who he is.
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@Dena91 (16686)
• United States
10 Apr 18
For me it would be from my late teens to early twenties, a local band from Philly who for a fraction of a second was played on mainstream radio then they went back to being a hometown rock group. BTW the Exton drive in in the video was right around the corner from where I grew up. The group were The Hooters and this was the biggest and only mainstream hit.
The Hooters' official music video for 'And We Danced'. Click to listen to The Hooters on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/THOSpot?IQid=THAWD As featured on Greate...
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Apr 18
I had an album of his at one point. I recall a singer named Michael Dinner whose recording career was short, but he became a writer/director for TV (Wonder Years, Justified, Sneaky Pete and more). He sang well too.
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
10 Apr 18
I can't help but favor my brother's band "Eddy's Basement. My brother Eddy is the founder and the drummer for the band. Here they are doing a cover of ZZ top "I Need You Tonight"
Eddy's Basement perform the ZZ Top song "I Need You Tonight" at Smokin' BluesFest 5 in Windsor, NS
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Apr 18
@Starmaiden Could it be because you're in another country?
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
10 Apr 18
@TheHorse I went to listen but the video isnt available. At least not on my phone. 
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
10 Apr 18
That was a nice song. I like listening to all kinds of music and I like to search YouTube to find new music by bands that I haven't heard of before. I don't really like Pop music per se although some of it is catchy.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Apr 18
@morgoodie Oh, I totally agree. Really good contemporary music can be hard to find, since a lot of small venues are shutting down. We live in a corporate world. Something funny happened the other night. I was watching a recent Austin City Limits with a friend (also a veteran "local musician"), and we realized as we were watching that we both were better than the musicians in the young band they were featuring (I can't remember what they were called). The lead singer had charisma, but was only good, and the lead guitarist and bass player were OK, but could be taking lessons from either of us. It was an eye-opening experience.
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@morgoodie (2645)
• United States
11 Apr 18
@TheHorse I think sometimes the lesser known ones are the better ones. They are more true to the music and art of it than those that become popular with the masses.
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@IncredKaren (275)
• Philippines
10 Apr 18
I've always like the sound of Brian McFadden. There is something in his voice.
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@TheHorse (220245)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Apr 18
@IncredKaren Is he still doing his cool stuff?
@IncredKaren (275)
• Philippines
11 Apr 18
@TheHorse haven't heard about him lately since been busy with human engaging life lol.
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@muhamadyasin82 (656)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
10 Aug 18
i like slaughter so much, they are underated hair metal band from 80s and 90s
This is my favorite song from them
Street of broken Hearts, one the best songs of Slaughter
