Funny, I had the same experience with Janis Joplin just a few years ago. I once had a roommate who thought that JJ and the Holding Company was the greatest thing ever; however, at that time in my life, I could hardly bear to listen to it. The epiphany came when I happened to see a TV documentary of her career. Wow!

Maybe some sounds need to settle for awhile before I'm ready to hear them. In 1964 I bought the "Meet the Beatles" LP. I played it all weekend, hoping I could hear what all the excitement was about. I didn't. On Monday I gave away the album. Five years later I liked them so much that I opened and closed my radio shows with cuts from Sgt. Pepper's.

It took a long time for me to appreciate the Rolling Stones, too. It took even longer to like Dylan.