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| People are always asking me, "who are your influences, who do you listen too?" I usually tell them that the list is too long for a simple answer... but here goes (in no particular order ).... Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix, Duke Ellington, Led Zeppelin, The (original) Allman Brothers, Count Bassie, The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, Ry Cooder, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, BB King, Wes Montgomery, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, Rolling Stones, Chet Atkins, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Miles Davis, Zero, Steve Kimock, Buena Vista Social Club, David Lindley, The Staple Singers, Pavement, The Pixies, Joni Mitchell, Larry Carlton, James Taylor, Frank Sinatra, The Stairs, Steve Cropper, Lightning Hopkins, Peter Green, Albert King, Bill Frissel, Pink Floyd, Robin Trower, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, The Meters, Lynard Skynard, Sonny & Brownie, Al Green, The Temptations, Harpo Marx, Merle Haggard, Roy Buchannon, Freddie King, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Maria and Jenni Muldaur, Daniel Lanois, Waylon Jennings, Ali Farka Toure, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Ali Akbar Khan, Robert Johnson, Bob Dylan, Thunder & Lightning, Fish & Chips, Jimmy Flores, Dan Duffin, Jeff Pevar, Charlie Christian, Louis Jordan, Kevin & Bruce McKern, ZZ Top, Grand Funk Railroad, Tower of Power, Willie Nelson, John Hammond, Tom Waits I could probably sit here for hours thinking of more, but I think that's enough for now. |
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