Sometimes I’m asked because of my eclectic tastes if there is one under appreciated, lesser known artist who deserves to be much better known.
i always answer – Jesse Winchester.
To explain why and to pay tribute to his wonderful songs three years after his death I am Reblogging my Post on him from 2014.
An investment in Jesse Winchester records will pay you dividends for your lifetime.
Jesse Winchester died at the age of 69 in April 2014.
I first heard him in the mid 1970s on Charlie Gillett’s rightly legendary radio show, ‘Honky Tonk’ which became my open university course on 20th century popular music.
Jesse Winchester was a highly accomplished songwriter and an affecting singer who could hush a room with the intensity of his performances.
He was recognised by fellow songwriters of the calibre of Elvis Costello, John Prine and Ron Sexsmith as a master of…
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