Name me an artist who didn't get the fame

[Rev. Rye]

So, here's a couple I think would likely apply:


Vic Chesnutt:



Goddam, is this guy's life story an epic tale of triumph of the human spirit. Dude got into a major car crash as a teenager, lost the vast majority of the use of his limbs (he is technically quadraplegic, but since he could play some simple chords and walk a bit with a walker, it's not quite Christopher Reeve.) He recorded 17 albums (including 2 with 5/6 of Widespread Panic), and eventually killed himself on Christmas 2009, and I suspect it might have had something to do with the fact that his condition left him impossible to insure.

Frank Fairfield:



Dude is like the Harry Smith Anthology come to life.

Connie Converse:



How's this for obscure? She went to Greenwich village to become a singer-songwriter and left before Bob Dylan tried the same. She mysteriously vanished in 1974 and some of her recordings were unearthed 30 years later and developed a small cult following.



There's a lot more in my collection, especially if we're going to broaden the definition of "obscure." Of course, the former two actually appeared in Sling Blade and Over the Garden Wall, respectively, and Frank actually sang, so they might not be exactly obscure.