Not really sure who I "sound like"..I do have my influences, and here are a few of them... Elvis Presley /The Beatles/ The Kinks/ Johnny Cash / ELO/ BuddyHolly /Oasis/ Blur /Bread/ The Go-Betweens/ Outrageous Cherry/ XTC/ Frank Sinatra /Fleetwood Mac /Dean Martin /Louis Prima /Ella /Sarah/ Bob Dylan /Tom Waits/ Make-Up Era Kiss /The Pernice Brothers/ The Trashcan Sinatras /Supergrass /Superdrag/ Supertramp/Harry Nilsson/ Brian Wilson/ The Beach Boys /Mercury Rev/ Big Star /The Zombies/ Brendan Benson /The Bye Bye Blackbirds/ Bread /Jason Falkner/ The Flaming Lips/ Wilco/ Yes/ Oranger/ Sloan /Pink Floyd/ Dead Can Dance/ Granddaddy/ Arcade Fire /The Magnetic Fields/ The Monkees/ Julian Cope/ Glen Campbell/ Radiohead/ Guided By Voices /Ween/ You Am I /The Left Banke /The Polyphonic Spree/ The Shins/ Dwight Yoakam/ Merle Haggard/ early Waylon Jennings/ Wings/The Bee Gees /Elvis Costello /The Rolling Stones/ Portishead/ The Four Freshman/ Charlie Rich /The Knack /Bruce Springsteen/ King Crimson/ Sagittarius and all the Curt Boettcher stuff/ The Everly Brothers /Neil Young / Buffalo Springfield/ Love /The Hollies /Crosby Stills and Nash/ The Association/ Les Paul and Mary Ford /Joe Meek stuff/ Beulah /The Band /John Vanderslice/ The Lucksmiths/ Judee Sill/ The Flying Burrito Bros/ Cheap Trick/ Emitt Rhodes/ The Merry-Go-Round /Yo La Tengo /Tangerine Dream/ Gordon Lightfoot /Blue Oyster Cult /Styx/Steely Dan/Spirit/all the Stax Volt stuff/Al Stewart/...more later
This is the first of three "William Duke Presents" albums I plan on putting out.
These are essentially solo albums, though I have friends and bandmates play on them. The next record will sound a little better, though I do like how the album turned out. I am slowly upgrading equipment in my studio, so hopefully things will get a bit more hi-fi.
It was great seeing you over the weekend and thanks for the cd. Those new tracks are really great. Email me a track list though so I know what I'm listening to. Sunday I played some of your last album on my show Sunday and let on that you'd be joining me life for a show once the new album was done. We have some people really excited about that.
Wow,Thank you for the comment! I am working this weekend...21,22 and 23 are national holiday here so most people are having 5days off. Have a great weekend.
hahhaha, i only watched the movie halfway through, and didnt get that far... those are bad words! that scenes is spooky. Im glad I got it wrong... naughty bunny talk!
ha, thanks William, I had thought about saying hi to you yesterday- yeah, I just love them- originally from my camera for a reference drawing, then my amazing friend Casey spruced it up- it makes me want to get a photoshop book so I can learn how to do things like that- anyways, thankyou
