Which artists do you just NOW get?

I used to not being able to stand Frank Sinatra and Harry Belafonte....a few years ago, I purchased the Carnegie Hall Belafonte concert and following that the Sinatra at the SANDS cd. Holy cow, these guys were great....

Any blues, Jazz, hiphop, rap...

I used to be one of those Freaky kids when i was younger with all the chains, apikes, blue hair, etc etc..
Back then unless it was dark, gothic, industrial or experimental i wanted nothing to do with it.

Yes, Doc Watson, but he's not a new discovery to me. Simply brilliant misicianship. Purity of tone, taste, precision with soul. Simple, affecting delivery of a lyric too. Get "Doc and Merle Watson's Guitar Album" for some stunning picking.

RM

Los Lobos! Bought Kiko, as recommended by stereophile. One of the worst music i ever heard.

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.