Under appreciated artists thread!

[HEyHEY]

Fats Domino, Blue Rodeo

[LiberalVoice]

1. Robin Thicke, Rockappella, Blackstar, The Roots nt

[Maccagirl]

2. Arthur Alexander

the great 50's R&B singer.

[Heidi]

3. Mojo Nixon, and Country Dick Montana. (nt)

[gmoney]

17. Heidi, would NEVER peg you for a Mojo fan...

...let alone Country Dick!

You never cease to amaze me!

[Heidi]

19. One of the best nights of my life:

a date to see Mojo Nixon and the Toad Liquors, two nights in a row: first night at the Ranch Bowl in Omaha, second night at an Irish pub in Lincoln. I still have the signed "Horny Holidays" promotional tour poster: "To Vibro Queen. Hear her roar. Signed, Mojo Nixon, One High Mofo."

:hi:

[Wetzelbill]

4. Heidi

[WCGreen]

7. Suck up.....

But I was honestly going to say the same thing......

It's nice to know greatness.....

[Heidi]

12. If you want another brush with greatness to add to your list . . .

allow me to suggest:

[Heidi]

9. You wouldn't say that . . .

if you'd ever heard Mojo Nixon. ;)

[enigmatic]

Mojo is GOD!

:hug:

[Heidi]

13. Enigmatic! I have a request for your show!

"Will The Fetus Be Aborted," by Mojo Nixon and Jello Biafra!

[enigmatic]

14. hahahahaha!!

Yoiu got it! I'm playing "Prairie Home Invasion" next weekend on the Spikken Word block!

[enigmatic]

11. Mojo is GOD!

:hug:

[gmoney]

18. Heidi... agreed.

Except maybe since she is SO appreciated, she doesn't belong in this thread.

[Heidi]

21. It's sort of grossing me out, too, gmoney.

:rofl:

[jobycom]

5. Guy Clarke, Tish Hinojosa, Jimmy Dale Gilmore

[JimmyJazz]

6. New York Dolls

[enigmatic]

8. Nowhere To Here

My favorite Blue Rodeo record; I saw them twice in the US before I came up here in small clubs and they were incredible. Along w/ The Hip, they really are the musical face of Canada for me...

Richmond Fontaine- The best band in North America:

http://www.richmondfontaine.com/

Richard Buckner- The best songwriter alive:

http://www.richardbuckner.com/

Mark Eitzel/American Music Club- always in my top 3 favorites:

http://www.markeitzel.com/

Uncle Tupelo- The great American band of them all, IMO:

http://www.gumbopages.com/uncle-tupelo.html

Old Reliable- The best alt-country band in Canada:

http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=25638

The Silos- Walter Salas-Humara is one of the great songwriters of our time:

http://www.thesilos.net/

Alejandro Escovedo- Another brilliant songwriter and vsionary:

http://www.alejandroescovedo.com/

The Gourds- Best live band in the world, and great guys to boot:

http://www.thegourds.com/

[The_Casual_Observer]

10. Robert Fripp

[Secular Agent Man]

15. LINK WRAY !!!!!!!

RUMBLE, RAW-HIDE, JACK THE RIPPER and many, many more bone-crunching guitar instrumentals...

He's in his mid '70s now, and still tours!

[gmoney]

20. Saw Link a couple months ago...

...one of the strangest shows I've ever been to. Good, but strange. Hard to describe, so I won't attempt...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Welcome to DU! nt

[enigmatic]

23. Great name, and welcome

Link is still a MoFo on guitar; good call..

[Jamastiene]

16. Ramones, Joan Jett, and Blondie. My picks. n/t