What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles?

I would add Tom “The Suit” Forst.  He is a blues artist my wife had in one of her executive MBA classes.  As soon as he wrote the last college tuition check for his aon, he retired and began olaying blues in the North East.

He has a number of CDs out.  He began performin on stage in a suit as that is all his wardrobe had, much to the xhagrin of his kids.

He as grown his hair out and wears red tennis shoes now, with his aignature suit.

We have his CDs, great music!

Love these kind of threads and thanks, Mitch,  as I always enjoy discovering new music.

i am a long time fan of horn bands - especially in the style of 70s funk or jazz rock bands.  Anyone who knows me knows I am a HUGE Tower of Power fan (not sure if they fall into the unknown artist category) . . . but if your like such horn bands try these artists:

1.  Lighthouse (Canadian 13 piece band from the 70s)
2.  Mandrill
3.  Puzzle
4.  Funk Filharmonik
5.  Doctor Funk
6.  Phat Phunction
7.  Prime Time Funk
8.  Five Alarm Funk (Canadian)
9.  Ten Wheel Drive
10. Cold Blood
11. Sage
12. Sante Fe & The Fat City Horns
13. Here Come the Mummies 
14. Mingo Fishtrap
15. Jack Mack and the Heart Attack
16. The Boneshakers
17. Strokeland Superband

Next, as The Monty Python Flying Circus Show used to say: “And now, for something completely different . . . “

If if you like relaxing folk music especially by a talented singer/songwriter with a silky golden voice listen to:

Michael Tomlinson 

I’ve  now probably worn out my welcome — so I leave you with these words of wisdom: “I FART in your general direction!”  (Seriously hope there is at least ONE Monty Python fan out there!)

Thanks to the OP for starting this thread (and I appreciate the contributions by others, so far). Had a chance to check out a couple of "new to me" artists last night and I'll do the same, tonight. 

My contribution tonight:  The Sneetches.  A band from the 90's that I re-listened to just last night as I was digging through my CD collection looking for bands that remained "under the radar."    This band is unabashed pop, but I can listen to and enjoy this music and appreciate it for what it is and then turn right around and enjoy something a bit more complex that rewards more focused attention in order to really enjoy.  

It's all good.    

Thanx @ tparr for reminding me of The Sneetches. I had one of their CD's back in the day and it was very good. Your comment about liking something "a bit more complex" really hit home with me. I like that same trait in my music; but, I also think it's a potential "kiss of death" with most mainstream music fans. When I'm at the gym, I can't avoid hearing the latest pop songs by the likes of Swifty and Gaga, and I can't help but notice the common thread of "3 word choruses that get repeated 15 - 25 times in a row."

A few of my obscure 80's & 90's power pop favorites include: DADA; GENE (very Smith's like); THE RAILWAY CHILDREN & THE REIVERS.
Also, check out Sinead O'Connor's album "Collaborations." In addition to great versions of Ian Dury's "Wake Up and Make Love To Me" and The Colourfield's "Monkey in Winter," she does a spine tingling duet with DAMIEN DEMPSEY called "It's All Good!"