Re: [ARSCLIST] Obscure Geniuses/ASCAP

[Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm@xxxxxxxx>]

Shuggie Otis is pretty well known in California, even today. He has had 
numerous bands around the San Francisco Bay Area for years. In fact one 
of the best pick-up drummers in the area, Bob Hobbs, is an old running 
mate of mine and has worked with Shuggie off and on for the past 25 
years. I will admit that Shuggie is somewhat obscure elsewhere.
I can't understand why Lonnie Johnson is on your list, though.
Lonnie is one of the great Blues guitarists. Underrated, yes... obscure, no.
Mal Rockwell

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Aaron Levinson wrote:
> Roger-
>
> That is why I said "varying degrees of obscurity". Cassino Simpson 
> recorded one 10" via a smuggled tape machine in an insane asylum in 
> his entire life. To suggest he is "fairly well known" is simply not 
> accurate. You may have already know all these folks(I do doubt it)but 
> to even ardent fans of many genres these peeps are outside the 
> "standard points of reference". In the age of the net it is great 
> however that interested parties can do some digging and hopefully 
> discover those less obvious figures. I stand by the list.
>
> AA
>
> Roger and Allison Kulp wrote:
> > Nope.These people are all fairly well known.Maybe not to people who 
> > listen to this stuff: 
> > http://music.yahoo.com/musicvideos/lists/top.asp ,but fairly well known.
> >
> >
> >                                            roger
> >
> > Aaron Levinson <aaron.levinson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Not to sound 
> > pretentious but as a collector I have focused on the "oddball" as a 
> > category and can tell you that there are many insanely talented and 
> > intriguing people in a plethora of genres who are still languishing 
> > in various degrees of obscurity. They include:
> >
> > 1. Shuggie Otis (son of Johnny Otis)
> > 2. Hasaan (jazz pianist)
> > 3. Bernard Peiffer
> > 4. Hector Rivera
> > 5. Hasil Adkins
> > 6. Esquerita
> > 7. James Booker
> > 8. Cass Simpson
> > 9. Mel Brown
> > 10. Lonnie Johnson
> >
> > These are just 10 artists I can offer off the top of my head who are 
> > easily on the level of Betty Davis and in some cases far beyond.
> > Anyone who has even the slightest interest in finding out about these 
> > folks I would be glad to help out. Ping me off-list.
> >
> > AA
> >
> > P.S. I was a field investigator for ASCAP for many years, I was the 
> > guy that did the undercover investigations of clubs, bars, 
> > restaurants, concerts, etc. And by the way, we definitely took people 
> > to court...and won.
> >
> >
> > Don Cox wrote:
> >  
> > > On 01/08/07, Scott Phillips wrote:
> > >
> > >      
> > > > Amazing ! I grew up in this time frame. HOW did I miss her..?? I'm
> > > > buying in as well.           
> > > And me. Thanks to all the existing fans for the recommendation.
> > >
> > > I wonder how many other unknowns are hidden in the undergrowth? Three
> > > that have, so far as I'm concerned, emerged recently are Raymond Scott,
> > > Alec Wilder and The Wild Swans (a British rock band from the same 
> > > period
> > > as Joy Division).
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >       
> >
> >
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> >