| Influences | Albert Collins, Albert King, BB King, Bill Perry, Billie Holiday, Bobby Bland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Cornell Dupree, Dan Brother, Donny Hathaway, Freddie King, George Benson, Grant Green, James Brown, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Rushing, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Whitherspoon, John Coltrane, John Bendy, John Lennon, John Reddan, Johnnie Taylor, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Kenny Burrell, Lucky Peterson, Marvin Gaye, Mick Jagger, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Popa Chubby, Ray Charles, Robben Ford, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Tom Waits, Tony Bennett |