5 musicians that never got their due:

Just throwing it out there:

1. Ephraim Lewis - sounded like a lovechild borne of Sade and Seal, he died under mysterious causes after his debut album.

2. Kevin Gilbert - viciously talented, deeply damaged, he helped launch the career of Sheryl Crow (only to be dumped by her), was one half of art-pop duo Toy Matinee (with Madonna and Pink Floyd producer Pat Leonard, who also dumped him in debt), and helped do some rather excellent engineering work with everyone from Michael Jackson to Spock's Beard. He died before his rock opera, The Shaming of the True could be completed, but thankfully finished by his friends, including the great Mike Keneally (ex-Zappa) and John Cuniberti (Jose Satriani).

3. Jeff Buckley - he finally got some real visibility after his rather odd death and its parallels with the death of his father, Tim Buckley.

4. Eddie Hazel - One of the best guitarists that ever slung some cosmic slop. His work with Parliament-Funkadelic was groundbreaking, yet he passed away before even hitting 50, of liver failure, while brewing a comeback. Only this past year has his debut solo album been reissued on cd for the first time.

5. Eric Dolphy - another unfortunate casualty under not fully understood circumstances, Dolphy was an excellent reedsman/brass player who did not get anywhere near the accolades he receives now posthumously when he was alive and performing.