1950's: Broadway musicals and Beethoven, my mother.
1960's: Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque, Strauss (horn concertos in particular), Mozart (same), Joni Mitchell.
1970's: Joni Mitchell, Stravinsky, Bartok, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Mose Alison, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Bonnie Raitt, countless other blues musicians that I heard live at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, CT; Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, The Silly Sisters, Cris Williamson, Steeleye Span, Horace Williams, Guy Wolff.
1980's: Julie Snow, Jane Yolen, David Mallett, Greg Brown, Claudia Schmidt, Johnny Cunningham, Silly Wizard, The Bothy Band, Andrew Calhoun, Chris Smither, Kevin Burke, Pierre Bensusan.
1990's: old timey music in general, Bruce Molsky, Bob Carlin, Norman and Nancy Blake, Jeff Warner and Jeff Davis whose playing inspired me to learn banjo.
2000's: Nightingale, Patty Griffin, Anais Mitchell.
many many more.... to be continued...
Hi Folks,
Welcome to my new MySpace page! Please listen to this sampling of songs from my newest recording. You can get more info about my music at my website http://www.luicollins.com. Upcoming concert info is available at www.musi-cal.com - just go their home page and search for Lui Collins under performers.
Thanks!
Warmly,
Lui
