I get VERY upset......VERY sad.....when I hear ANYBODY praising anybody for being the father of the blues or the king of rock-n-roll....IF the name is NOT Robert Johnson.
HE IS THE KING. {In My Opinion }..... THE REAL MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC.
Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zepellin, Elvis, etc etc / I feel they all got where they are because he paved the way. It upsets me when I see everybody give credit to Stevie Ray...and in fact, many lyrics websites give him credit for THE SKY IS CRYING, when it was ELMORE JAMES who wrote it!
I feel sad when I hear about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame..or Blues stuff and to date....there are so many people who say: Robert Johnson? who?

I'm not saying that I can sit at any time and listen to those old tinny-scratchy sounding tunes and really enjoy them...but now and then.....give him a try. Close your eyes.....sit on the porch and eat some boiled peanuts...:) { that being from my own child-hood memories....growing up...eating boiled peanuts on the porch and listening to my Daddy's old scratchy records....and give a listen to Robert Johnson.....:) and don't forget Elmore James too....:) I wish they'd have an award show and give Robert Johnson the fame and recognition he deserves.
Why a thread? I dunno: why not? Feel free to call attention to other musicans or artists you feel are under-rated....:) I just did. *waves at the devil-n-Mr. Johnson......:)

Wouldn't disagree with you, Terri. My father's a keen aficionado of the blues and I've often heard him play music by RJ on audio-enhanced CDs.

By the way, here's the official: Robert Johnson website

Rise Against > You .... no offence :P