| Sounds Like | Good question. I've been listening to everyone -- Sonny Boy II, Mark Wenner, Paul Butterfield, James Cotton, James Harman, "Wild Man" Mike Turk, Gary Smith, Paul deLay, Norton Buffalo, Carey Bell and R.J. Mischo, to name a few. I'm currently listening to Stanley "The Baron" Behrens (Canned Heat, LA Blues Alliance, Willie Dixon, etc., etc.). He is amazing. I try to copy their riffs and imitate their tone hoping some of it will end up rubbing off. Who do I actually sound like? Me. If you said I sounded like any of the above, I will gratefully buy you a beer.
Music That Has Touched My Life In Some Way:
The Band, Stephen Still's Manassas, Jackson Browne, Alejandro Escovedo, Sugar Blue, Bonnie Raitt, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Pete Fountain, Stephane Grapelli, Old Salt, the Todd Hobin Band, Mossback Mule Band, the Showboat soundtrack, Laura Nyro, Maria Muldaur, Dr. John, John Prine, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, George Gershwin, John Mooney, Radiators, Nighthawks, Buddy Guy, John Hiatt, Neil Young, CSN (and sometimes Y), Howlin' Wolf, George Harrison, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Jayhawks, Flying Burrito Brothers, Firefall, Spirit, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Billy Paul, Phil Keaggy, John Coltrane, Robert Johnson, Sonny Rollins, Old and in the Way, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jamie Cullum, Duke Ellington, Waylon, Willie, Jerry Jeff, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel, Dave Grisman, Rippingtons, New Grass Revival, Thelonius Monk, Steely Dan, Beach Boys, Temptations, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, America, Marvin Gaye, Outlaws, Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, REM, J. Geils Band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Four Tops, Little Feat, Doobie Brothers, Loggins and Messina, Spinners, Jonathan Edwards, Gene Parsons, Poco, Blues Traveler, Allman Brothers, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Michael Murphey, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Frank Zappa, Tower of Power, Al Green, Bruce Hornsby, Todd Rundgren, Moody Blues, Lindsey Buckingham ... um, that's it (for now). |
