Okay, I was keeping it to rock and blues, here's a few more:
Taj (major omission on my part, best in terms of blues history)
Pat Metheny, certainly -
Doc Watson and his late son Merle
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.