Neil Young, John Prine, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Todd Snider, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Buffett, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, John Hiatt, Chuck Berry, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Tweety Harmon, Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Jim Croce, James Taylor, Bob Seger, CCR, Steve Earle, CSNY, Asylum Street Spankers, Guy Clark, Frank Zappa, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Simon and Garfunkel, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Brett Dennen, Aerosmith, Kiss, The Bottle Rockets, Black Rebel Motorcyle Club, Alice Cooper, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Three Dog Night, Blind Boys Of Alabama. Grateful Dead, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, John Lennon, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss, Jed Clampet.
Sounds Like
Himself... (Rusty Bladen) with a hint of the above influences combined.
Real. That’s how you describe RUSTY BLADEN. Genuine homegrown country fried rock & roll with a kick that always leaves you wanting more. He is sincere and heartfelt with no apologies and no regrets.
Born and raised in Madison, Indiana, a quiet town on the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Louisville. Rusty's original songs reflect the importance of family values, good times and small town influences.
Rusty has played tons of clubs, fairs, festivals, private events and colleges around the Midwest and has an extremely loyal following. His live show, whether acoustic solo or full band, is pure Rusty Bladen...wide open rock and roll with lots of crowd participation and energy. -- there’s no doubt you will come away making plans to see him again.
I heard you on QMIX this morning. What a way to start the day! Your voice sounded terrific. "Stand up for what you believe in....." I love the words to that song. You are such a good person, Rusty. I believe in YOU!
Major fan here, u rock, I have yet to come accross a bad song, keep rockin' & doing your thing, thats what music is all about, I will one day get to see u live, hoping to meet u as well if possible, thank you for the music you put out for fans to listen too, You Are The Bomb!!!!! A music fan, & proud of it..... LaDonna Boyd p.s. I have to let u know I have close to 3000 cds of all types of music, and yours is right next to me always, it's my favorite, only have one but when things get better for me I will have all your cds, I hope you will continue to make more, thank you I really enjoy your music, take care. LaDonna
Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. (Most importantly the last sentence) There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his Father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you! If it comes back to you, you will then know you have a circle of friends. YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED! Now send this to every friend you have!! And to your family (they need to know that you love them too). Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence
I have the everything for everybody cd & am putting it up on my pics of things I like :) Love ur music, an Indiana Fan... also where can I buy your other cds because I know they are & have to be good. Donna
Hey Rusty it was great seeing you again. 10 years is way too long to wait to watch you perform! Jerry and I will catch you somewhere soon. You have another fan, Jerry really enjoyed your music. Your show was just as awsome as I remember it being when you played at "Rookies" in Kokomo. Take care, Diane
Rusty, Had a great time at the Ahlbrand back yard party...you did an awesome job and I look forward to seeing you play again and hearing more of your music. GREAT JOB
SO... What do I have to do to be on your top friends? I thought being your number one fan was enough? lol Not going to make it to the show this wkend but can't wait to see you on the 21st @ Jerrys! Xoxo
