| Influences | Anything good.... Too many bands/artists to list, so I'll go by style....
New Orleans Funk (the city of NOLA in general), Jamband, Reggae, World Music, Roots Music, Classic Rock, Afrobeat, Acid Jazz, Psychedelia, Singer Songwriter, Bluegrass, Gypsy Jazz, Funk, Folk, Fusion, classic Soul, old Southern Gospel, old Rock & Roll, Ragtime, Dixieland, Zydeco, juke-joint madness, hootin' & hollerin'...
Music both sacred & sinful...
~ Melody, Harmony, Groove & Flow ~
.....OK, OK, if I have to list specific artists (damn you inquisitive types! ;-) – Off the top of my head and in no “real” particular order:
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Meters, Django Rheinhardt, Thelonius Monk, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Reed Mathis, Dr. John, String Cheese Incident, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Pink Floyd, Robert Hunter, Derek Trucks, Anders Osborne, Susan Tedeschi, John Butler Trio, Dean Brown, Jeff Mattson, Michael Kang, Ray Charles, Citizen Cope, Allman Brothers Band, Neville Brothers, Elvis Costello, Mike West, Truckstop Honeymoon, Medeski Martin & Wood, James Brown, Van Morrison, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mitch Mitchell, Eric Bolivar, Albert Hoffman, Danny Gatton, The Wood Brothers, Soulive, Bill Maher, Jimmy Cliff, Zigaboo Modeliste, Russell Batiste, Rebirth Brass Band, Mick Jagger, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Brian Setzer, Frederic Chopin, Allan Woody, Sam Beam, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Warren Haynes, Steve Miller Band, Rob Barracco, Leo Nocentelli, The Funky Meters, Brian Stoltz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Fela Kuti, Brian Haas, Joni Mitchell, James Booker, Sublime, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Miles Davis, Chuck Leavell, Chris Barron, Hunter S. Thompson, Santana, Taj Mahal, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Greyboy Allstars, Matt Abts, Brian Eno, Keef Richards, Peter Tosh, Gary Louris, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Charles Mingus, Sam & Dave, Steve Kimock, Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Woody Guthrie, J. S. Bach, Trey Anastasio, John Lennon, Mike Shrieve, Norman Blake, Branford Marsalis, Stephane Wrembel, Jeff Beck, The Who, Mahalia Jackson, George Porter Jr., War, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Kitaro, Lenny Kravitz, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Pete Townshend, Traffic, Stevie Winwood, The Slip, Blues Traveler, The Staple Singers, Golden Gate Quartet, Gillian Welch, The Wailers, Janes Addiction, Perry Farrell, Brooklyn Bobby Sheehan, The Dixie Dregs, Muddy Waters, Terry Bozzio, Keller Williams, Ween, Radiohead, David Gilmour, Oteil and The Peacemakers, Booker T & the MG's, B.B. King, Robert Smith, Harry Connick Jr., Kenny Garrett, King Sunny Ade, Jimmy Page, Phil Lesh, Eric Krasno, Babatunde Olatunji, U2, John Popper, Marc Ribot, King Crimson, Jane’s Addiction, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, The Caravans, John Lydon, Black Crowes, John Perry Barlow, Deepak Chopra, Louis Armstrong, John Cleary, Solomon Burke, Professor Longhair, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cyril Neville, Mozart, Harry Belafonte, Jim Morrison, The Doors, The Band, Wilco, Jayhawks, Hank Williams Sr., Timothy Leary, Alan Lomax, Dave Navarro, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Tangerine Dream, Sly & The Family Stone, George Harrison, Derek & The Dominoes, Steve Morse, Tom Petty, Fiona Apple, New Deal, Dave Mathews, Indigo Girls, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Dickey Betts, Elliot Easton, Eric Clapton, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Moon, Brendan Hill, Aerosmith, Aimee Mann, Albert King, Robert Fripp, Ben Folds, John Fogerty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Doyle Bramhall II, Randy Rhoads, Bootsy Collins, Jaco Pastorius, Gov’t Mule, Joe Cocker, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Johnny Cash, Little Feat, Paul McCartney, Steve Cropper, Aaron Comess, Madness, Tony Rice, Joe Perry, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, The Police, Stewart Copeland, Tommy Flanagan, Kyle Hollingsworth, Levon Helm, Carter Beauford, Roger Waters… damn, I can keep going…
|
Online Now!
