Who in your opinion are the greatest unknown/unsung Rock artists?

Freerepublic ^ | 7/23/2020 | mylife

[mylife]

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[mylife]

Me, Richard Thompson is great

[who knows what evil?]

The Good Rats...I remember ‘Less Than Zero’. It’s been a while.

[Lurker]

Budgie.

L

[1FreeAmerican]

I have some Steve Hackett - “Let Me Count The Ways” a favorite!

[who knows what evil?]

Idiot...I meant ‘Local Zero’...got Costello on the mind.

[4yearlurker]

Also Rod Price lead guitar for Foghat was a hell of a slide player. I saw them three different times back in the 1970s. I was a Foghat kinda guy.

[Red Badger]

LOL!.........Seems like ‘mahogany’ is found everywhere in the Americas EXCEPT Canada!..........

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany

[mylife]

When I was a kid I dressed like Rory, I wanted to BE RORY, any time he blew through town I was there.

I and he were in France shortly before he died but I did not know he was there, I would have sought him out if I had known

[mylife]

When I was a kid I dressed like Rory, I wanted to BE RORY, any time he blew through town I was there.

I and he were in France shortly before he died but I did not know he was there, I would have sought him out if I had known

[ropin71]

John Eddie

[Paleo Pete]

Rory Ghallager
Van Wilks
City Boy
Charlie
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Trapeze

Captain Beyond (the first real supergroup, overshadowed by southern rock)( Rhino and Lee Dorman, from Iron Butterfky. Bobby Caldwell, drummer for Johnny Winter, and Rod Evans, original singer for Deep Purple, the guy who sang “Hush”.)

Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush
Greenslade

I’m not giing to spend the next hour digging for youtube clips..sorry..

[sleeper-has-awakened]

Some of the greatest music ever;

Neal Morse
The Flower Kings
Ayreon
Presto Ballet
Threshold
And the best album this year Pendragon - Love Over Fear
You can find songs on Spotify or youtube if you want to check them out. Good stuff!

[Red Badger]

Wow, did not know that!........Well, I didn’t care much for Carlos Santana anyways, though I did buy Abraxis [on cassette] when it came out.............

[mylife]

He also played with Savoy Brown who I’ve prolly seen 20 times and brings us to another unknown GIANT Kim Simmonds

[who knows what evil?]

My old girl friend (NOT current wife) can be heard belting out a couple of whistles on their first ‘Live!’ album...she also caught the drummer’s towel at the end of the show (Syracuse War Memorial).

[Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness]

Leather Tuscadero

[Fiji Hill]

Some of my favorite rock tunes are by unknown/unsung artists. These all should have been hits.

• Good Golly, Miss Miss Molly The Playboys

• Follow the Rock--The Bay Bops

• Rock and Roll Age--The 4 J's

• Black Knee Socks--Tommy Palm

• Oo-Wee--The Interludes

• Lonesome Train--Johnny Talley

• High School Dance--The El Pollos

• Rock and Roll Drive-In--Fatso Theus & the Flairs

• Crazy, Crazy Party--The Cues

• Shtiggy Boom--Patti Anne Mesner

[mylife]

Saw Santana a few times, I would rather see Peter Green.

[real saxophonist]

Belly

Tanya Donelly is a pretty girl.

[who knows what evil?]

I’m not going to spend the next hour digging for youtube clips..sorry..

Don't apologize...half the fun is searching for those clips.