American music has so many threads that you can pull on. Willie Nelson is kind of a genius at pulling up some of the order stuff; so was the late Leon Redbone.
At least we know those guys though. There are a lot of people who were brilliant, stunning musicians who for various reasons never became major stars. Some came before recording technology; some didn’t care for the business (and who can blame them) and didn’t pursue it.
Who knows why? It would be great if you could somehow go back and pick up the lost geniuses, document them and save them for posterity.