Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, The Everly Brothers, Gene Pitney, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Mick Taylor, The Who, Pete Townshend, The Kinks, Ray Davies, The Hollies, Graham Nash, The Byrds, Roger McGuinn, Gram Parsons, Them, Van Morrison, The Lovin' Spoonful, John Sebastian, The Young Rascals, Felix Cavaliere, The Box Tops, Alex Chilton, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young, Steven Stills, Richie Furay, The Wildweeds, Al Anderson, Neil Diamond (early), Traffic, Steve Winwood, Spirit, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Mountain, Leslie West, The Guess Who, Burton Cummings, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Steve Miller Band, Michael Nesmith, America, Lobo, Bread, David Gates, Tucky Buzzard, Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Cat Stevens, Badfinger, Big Star, The Raspberries, Eric Carmen, Jim Croce, The Eagles, NRBQ, Rod Stewart, The Faces, Don McLean, Mott The Hoople, Ian Hunter, The Fabulous Rhinestones, Poco, Foghat, Rod Price, Lynyrd Skynyrd, White Owsley, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, Nazareth, The Outlaws, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, Doug Derek & The Hoax, Bryan Adams, Thrillz, Hooters, Cracker, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Glen Phillips, Celeste Krenz, Everclear, Beck, Days Of The New, Sam Roberts Band, Neko Case, etc.
Non-musical influences include living in the state of Colorado, my family, and the misdiagnosis of a "Widow Maker" heart attack experienced by myself that went untreated for 4 months - leaving me with permanent heart damage that put me into congestive heart failure and in need of a life-saving sextuple (six-way) bypass operation. So yeah, life -- and the gift that I consider it to be -- is a huge influence, as well as the fact that I should be deceased according to the medical odds.
Sounds Like
A fusion of American-style Pop-Rock, Powerpop, Rock, Folk, Blues, and a bit of Colorado-style Country music, with lots of catchy melodic hooks and yeah -- guitar solos too.
Purchase the entire 13-track Michael Bennett "No Gamble" debut album directly from one of the following digital music outlets by clicking on your preferred link below:
I am a fiercely independent ASCAP songwriter/publisher (JetPac Music) and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist based out of the state of Colorado who's been involved with lots of different styles of music in the past, and the odd thing is I never really listened to -- or was consciously influenced by -- "Country-style" music specifically growing up in the Northeast. However, I am very inspired by life here in Colorado, which to me clearly comes across in my music - it is simply an awesome place to be and see.
Different parts of songs such as those in the audio player above more or less just exist in my head in bits and pieces that I put together to consciously construct things musically -- something I consider a true gift. All I can say is that whatever I write is definitely "me," which is a great feeling. Most of all, I would describe myself (and what I do best) as a "creator of hooks with conviction" - regardless of the genre.
I don't really aspire to be a live performer at this stage of the game, but more of a behind-the-scenes creative force who crafts catchy and memorable songs that can hopefully stand the test of time well. After many years of virtual non-activity (seriously -- the last live gig I played was in 1984, and the last time I was in a recording studio was in 1998), I recently finished up a full-length debut album of songs entitled "No Gamble" on which I do the songwriting, perform the vocals, play the instruments and do the production as well.
I wrote songs, played various instruments, sang, and performed live with several bands in the New Haven, Connecticut area a while back, and am also proud to say that my father was a main player in discovering Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Gene Pitney, and became his first professional music business manager in 1959 while Pitney sang in the obscure vocal duo Jamie & Jane with New Haven native Ginny Arnell (who later scored minor hits for the MGM label on her own with the songs "Dumb Head" and "I Wish I Knew What Dress To Wear" in 1964).
My dad's initial foray into getting involved in the music business was as the manager of New Haven Doo Wop/R&B vocal quartet The Pyramids from 1956-1957, and memories of what a truly decent human being he was continue to inspire me on a regular basis.
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