| Influences | From earliest i can remember
Shakin Stevens (the first album i bought on tape- i was 6 years old), The Beatles(rubber soul/revolver)The Rolling Stones (high tide/green grass)Bob Dylan, Harry Nillson, Joni Mitchell -With exception of shakin stevens (lol)those are from my dads record collection. Diana Ross and the Supremes (mums)The Beatles, Simon/Garfunkel,The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix (live at the bbc, are you experienced) Paul Mcartney (wings), John Lennon, George Harrison, The Eagles (one of these nights/ Greatest hits/Hotel California) Carlos Santana (abraxas)Cast, Oasis, Best of Rap (yes i was briefly into rap)nirvana, Ocean Colour Scene, Mark Knopfler Dire Straits, music of Jesus Christ Superstar,Elton John, Billy Joel, Gary Moore, The Crusaders- via my first funk band The Jugglers) Average white band,Steve lukather ,John Mclaughlin,/Pat Metheny/Larry Carlton- via my first guitar teacher Mark, Miles Davis (kind of blue) Stevie Wonder, BB King, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, George Benson, Joe Pass ,Wes Montgomery, Michael Brecker, Oscar Peterson, John coltrane, Sonny Rollins,Charlie Parker, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Bill Evans, Jaco Pastorius, plus many more jazz greats, top session player Mitch Dalton, George Gershwin all songs +american in paris, rhapsody in blue,piano concerto in F, Tchaikovsky(romeo and juliet, slavic march, Holst (planets) Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Music Of Film Composer John Williams, John Williams classical Guitarist, Martin Taylor, vocalists-Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Bryan Adams and many more... |
