13 Artists That Deserve Wider Recognition

Thirteen Artists That Deserve To Be Bigger Number #11 There's a lot of good singers and groups out there that deserve to better known. There's an awful lot of talent out there that nobody gets a chance to hear. Here is my bit to try and help that matter. These 13 are musical acts that I think should be bigger than they are. I've included a link to their myspace or home page where you can check out their music if you're so inclined. 1. Will Hoge - I've talked about this singer quite a big. He's one of my favorite performers, period. He sings with a passion that is sadly lacking in many of today's bigger names. And it's nice to see someone with a real sense of the history of the music. Will Hoge 2. Shannon McNally - Another one of my favorites. Just to warn everyone there will be quite a few from New Orleans on this list. Shannon is another that is not willing to sell out to become a big name. She describes her music as North American Ghost Music. Shannon McNally 3. Theresa Anderson - Another New Orleans favorite. I just did a Spotlight On her, so there's not much more I can say here. Theresa Anderson 4. Irene Sage - Again we have a New Orleans musician. Irene sings the blues and rock as well as anything she tries her hand at. Irene Sage 5. Grayson Capps - Can you believe it? We have another one from New Orleans. Actually Grayson lives in Tennessee now, he moved there after Katrina and had decided to stay there. But his heart and music still resides in the crescent city. His Dad wrote the book that the movie "Love Song For Bobby Long" Check it out for cameos from him doing music and Theresa Anderson is there too singing. Grayson Capps 6. Neko Case - Neko is probably one of the better known of all these singers I'm writing about here. Critically she is a hit, but she still hasn't made the move to the bigger leagues. Neko's voice has been compared to that of Patsy Cline. She has a voice that has to be heard. Neko Case 7. Marah - A band from Philly. This is one of my favorite bands. I saw them live and they were great, the only drawback was that there wasn't more than fifty people in the audience. It was great for us, but I think they would probably like more people listening to them. Stephen King agrees with me, last year he named their cd from that year the best music of the year. Marah 8. Alejandro Escovedo - This man has been around forever, starting with the True Believers to singing solo now. No Depression named him the best singer of the Decade, that's how good this guy is. And this Friday I get to go see him live. Alejandro Escovedo 9. Lori McKenna - I'm hoping she gets better known thanks to Faith Hill. Three songs from Faith's last cd were written by Lori. This woman absolutely is outstanding. Lori McKenna 10. Hold Steady - Just wrote about them. A great rock and roll band singing about real people. Hold Steady 11. Susan Cowsill - If you thought we were done with the local artists you were wrong. Susan's singing career began when she was just a child with her family, The Cowsills. They were the inspiration for the Partridge Family tv show. Now please don't ask who the Partridge Family was. Susan Cowsill 12. Maria McKee - Originally the lead singer of a group called Lone Justice. People thought that this band was going to be big, but they never made it. A great singer with a great voice. Maria McKee 13. Carrie Rodriguez - She started playing fiddle with Chip Taylor and than singing with him and now has moved on to solo work. Carrie Rodriquez

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