[Verdoro 68]

As a long time classic rock buff one of my favorite things to do is dig a little deeper and find the artists and albums that tend to be overshadowed by the big names of '60s and '70s classic rock.

Anyone else get a little burned out on hearing Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Journey all the time?

Here's some of my favorite finds over the last few years:

Captain Beyond. The first singer of Deep Purple + members of Iron Butterfly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY3BdT_gBJI

Cactus. Vanilla Fudge + the Detroit Wheels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_y_m0mImGw

The Groundhogs. John Lee Hooker's backing band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7J3fXWC-Fs

Johnny Winter. Great first few of albums.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpeO4WEyLsM

Rory Gallagher. This guy just flat out blows me away. Shame he died so young.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Hsu-A-WYM

I'd love to hear any suggestions you guys have that are off the classic rock beaten path.