Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Martin, Ralph Stanley, Little Richard, Elvis, Johnny Cash, AC/DC, Hank Williams Sr. & Jr., Warren Smith, Charlie Feathers, Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Sonics, Dwight Yoakum,The Sex Pistols, Otis Rush, Johnny Thunders, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Ramones, Misfits, R.L. Burnside, Carl Perkins, The Cramps, Muddy Waters, Jason and the Scorchers, Black Crowes, T-Model Ford, The Saints, Rose Tattoo, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Horton, John Lee Hooker, Link Wray, Eddie Taylor, Waylon Jennings, David Allen Coe, Ike Turner, The Stooges, Del Reeves, Steve Earle, Lynyrd Skynyrd, New York Dolls, Sonic Youth, Ronnie Dawson, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Snooky Pryor, George Thorogood, Bob Wills, Slim Harpo, Nine Pound Hammer, N.W.A., Early Metallica, Black Sabbath.
Born out of the various small towns of Illinois, The Dead or Alives are pure midwest no coast rock'n'roll. Stones, Stooges, Sonics, AC/DC, Mudhoney, Link Wray, R.L. Burnside are some of the more obvious influences.
Thanks man. Jessica Wilhelm came up with the outfits. She's one of the alien guards. And Scott Morrison (news director in Action News Team) let us borrow these chairs. He also had Star Trek phasers and other cool stuff. He also played Killbot Scott.
Hey, It's Dave Clupper. If I haven't told you thank you for your support yet, thank you! Check out the video below for a live clip shot from Downtown Tulsa with my daughter Ellen. Also, stop by my profile and enjoy a majority of my new record "Letting Go" released earlier this month. If you want to own a copy, look for the Buy Now Button on my profile or to just own a track, visit iTunes by clicking here. Talk soon!