Which artists do you just NOW get?

Another thread reminded me of JJ Cale. I used to think he was a great writer but thought his music was muddled and uninspired. But now I get it. Now I would much rather listen to his versions over the artist that have covered his songs. To name just a few: Cocaine & After Midnight/ Clapton, Call me the Breeze/ Lynyrd Skynyrd, Travelin Light / Wide Spread Panic. His style is understated with what I would call a slow groove. If you like Dire Straights and Mark Knopfler then you owe it to yourself to hear the true original. I read an interview with Eric Clapton and they asked him what other musician he would like to be and his response was: JJ Cale.

A couple of other musicians that I never enjoyed until recently are Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and Allison Krause.
As you can tell, I am rediscovering roots music.

Doc Watson. I saw him this summer and have been to three bluegrass festivals since. He is an acoustical treasure and one of the finest musicians I have ever heard. For those who don't know he is a 90 year old blind man. When I saw him he had seven musicians on stage with him. He went through a lengthy process of making sure everyone was tuned just right. He then had all the musicians on the same page acting as a composer directing a beautiful acoustical assault on the sences. At this set I realized Bluegrass is equal to jazz in the improvisational jam since. I am pretty sure there was no rehearsal but this group of musicians was right on. They would play a solo until Doc would nod his head or throw out a "Now it's time for the Banjo to shuffle the deck." Doc sounds as good now as he did 30 years ago. I don't now how to describe him except to say that he is just musical. Although he's no Frank Sinatra, he always sings within himself and is always on tune. His guitar playing is clean and always just right.

RM.. I have to agree with you regarding ABB. I saw them this summer and they are playing awesome right now. A must see concert for this year.

I'm with you on the Bob Dylan thing. I keep thinking he's an acquired taste. I saw him several years ago and was very underwhelmed... Although some of my friends who have seen him recently say he's singing much better now.
If we have this thread in 10 years I'm thinking I would start out my post with something like this; Mozart. I can't believe it's taken me this long to enjoy this genius. That's the beauty of music... As we change and hopefully evolve so do our taste. Discovering new music is great but sometimes RE-discovering music is even better. The natural question one asks is… Why didn’t I like that artist and why do I like them now? I don’t mean to sound profound… I just think it is interesting.