I suspect here and now many people would look blank if they heard the name.
Well, as of today, I can't be counted (anymore) as one who looks blank at the hearing of his name

I'm thinking his equivalent in the popular music domain might be Al Stewart . . . another big brain; and another Brit.
Btw, my theory of why so many top-shelf musicians were born in England is attributed to newspaper ink.
Think about it; what were fish and chips wrapped in?
So you budding musicians who want to be famous someday, wrap your food in newspaper
