Also copying Kalhoun’s approach
Mahavishnu Orchestra - have heard the name, know nothing else about them
Climax Blues Band - know them, probably own a few songs by them
West Bruce and Laing - haven’t heard of them (though, if Bruce is Jack Bruce, at least I know him)
Sun Ra - Have heard his name many times over the years, can’t say I’ve ever heard any of his stuff
Jack Dejohnette - have never heard of
Lake - have never heard of
Dixie Dregs - have never heard of
Blue Oyster Cult - know 'em, have a few songs by them
Foghat - know 'em, have a few songs
Tommy Tutone - know 'em, have Jenny on my iPod
Joan Jett - know her, have always liked her
Golden Earring - know them, own several of their albums on vinyl
Blackfoot - have heard the name, know nothing else
Saxon - have heard the name, know nothing else
Fastway - never heard of them
Shooting Star - never heard of them
Stevie Ray Vaughan - know him, remember when he died, was never a huge fan
Zebra - never heard of them
Dokken - know of them, don’t own anything by them
Survivor - know them, have some music by them. Before “Eye of the Tiger”, they used to rehearse down the street from my wife’s house
Yngwie Malmsteen - know of him, can’t say I’ve ever heard anything he’s done
the Motels - know of them, liked them back in the day
Robin Trower - know of him, own a song or two by him
Guess Who - know them, own quite a bit of music by them
Heart - know them, own several albums
Fabulous Thunderbirds - know them (fronted by Stevie Ray Vaughn’s brother), remember their hits from the late 80s, but never owned anything by them
Foghat - know them
Atlanta Rhythm Section - know them, own a song or two by them
Outlaws - know them, own a few songs
Dave Mason - know him, he did one of my favorite songs (We Just Disagree)
Spirit - know a little about them, own one song by them (Got a Line On You)
Little Feat - know of them, never cared for them
Big Head Todd and the Monsters - know of them, probably would recognize one song if I heard it
Screaming Cheetah Wheelies - never heard of them
Jeff Beck - know him, but don’t own any of his stuff (probably the biggest omission in my collection on this list)
Buddy Guy - know him (he’s very well known here in Chicago), but I’m not into the blues
Eric Johnson - know him, own an album
Derek Trucks Band - have only heard of him recently, but Rolling Stone seems to love him these days
Lynyrd Skynyrd - know them
Kenny Wayne Sheppard - know the name
Aaron Squirrel Band - never heard of
Joe Cocker - know him, own a few songs
So, I’ve heard of most of these artists, own music from quite a few of them. But, I’d say that the list definitely skews towards rock and blues, and towards bands that were big in the 1970s (with some exceptions). As I’m 44, and into classic rock, I’m not surprised that I’m familiar with most of these artists…but someone who’s younger than me, and / or not into that genre, wouldn’t have heard of many of them. And, I don’t think there’s more than a handful on that list that I’d consider to be “household names”.