Out of Their Wheelhouse Genius

I'm going to "challenge" (in a friendly way of course!) whether any of these artists were ever "out of their wheelhouse".  With such immense talent and a wide range, just because we associate the most commercially successful recordings as "the wheelhouse" I think we'll find that their talent simply speaks to their range

There are far too many examples to cite, but just a few off the top of my head:

Stewart Copeland arranging movie scores
Numerous rock stars going country
Joni Mitchell recording jazz
Lucinda Williams collaborating on jazz albums with Charles Llloyd
Alison Krauss - honestly what can't she do? Folk, opera, pop rock...recording with Robert Plant or Yo-Yo Ma, now there's some range!
Stevie Ray Vaughn recording and touring with David Bowie
Jazz drummer Ginger Baker is hailed as a rock drummer
Many opera singers have crossed over into pop

The range of talent is much broader than we give credit to if only reflecting on what turned into mainstream popularity

Perhaps the best at spending an entire career reinventing himself was David Bowie.