You probably haven't heard of her, but you will

I met Tara Ellis back in April when she performed at Oneness (a music program that promotes racial unity through the arts) and checked out some of her songs, they are sooo good
Just found a site with her on it where you can listen to her music

Got to www.myspace.com/taraellis to hear 3 songs. She writes all of her lyrics and plays guitar.
She's about to independently release her first album and if she sells by herself she is hoping that attracts attention from the major labels