Member Since: 27/09/2006
Band Website: DonavonHill.com
Band Members: Drums - Rick May, Terry Cheramie, Daniel Kinner, Wesley Davidson, Roland Guidry, Cody Smith, Jerremy Bunner, Chewbacca (it all depends on where we're playing!) Bass - Robin D. Rorie, Matthew Guidry, John DeNosky, Chris Neil, Jesse Ferris (it all depends on where we're playing!) Electric Guitars - Caleb Hill, Chris Adcock, Matthew Guidry, Drew Smart, Cody Smith, Jeremy Bunner, Gary Ishee (Among Thorns), Mikey Howard (7th Time Down) Acoustic Guitar - Donavon Hill Keys - Lizzie Hill, Daniel Kinner, Sarah Jett Vocals - Donavon Hill +You have been marked on my profile map! Click to zoom-in.
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Influences: ERA/AREA 1:The Happy Goodmans, Hovie Lister and The Statesman Quartet, Rosie Roselle and The Searchers, The McGruders, Lanny Wolfe, Bill Gaither, Gloria Gaither, The Rambos, Dottie Rambo, Reba Rambo, Dony McGuire, Mickey Mangun, Geron Davis, Becky Fender, Walter Hawkins, Danniebelle, Twinkie Clark, Shirley Caesar, Edwin Hawkins, Tramaine Hawkins, Richard Smallwood, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Mississippi Mass Choir, James Cleveland, Andrea Crouch, Sandra Crouch.ERA/AREA 2:Russ Taff, The Imperials, Mark Heard (Ideola), Leslie Phillips, Dan Huff, Randy Stonehill (HERE COME THE BIG GUITARS - OH YEAH!), Larry Norman, Dave Perkins, 2nd Chapter of Acts (GENETIC PREDISPOSITION - I WAS RAISED PENTECOSTAL!), Matthew Ward (I TOLD YOU THAT YOU INFLUENCED ME!), Keith Green, Dan Dean, The Cruise Family, Cindy Cruise, The Archers, Lifesavers Underground, The Choir, DC Talk, Allies, The Walter Eugenes, Geoff Moore and The Distance, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Nate Sabin, Andress Blackwood and Company, Kathy Trocolli, Sheila Walsh, Benny Hester, Paul Smith, Keith Green, Stryper, Stryker, White Heart, David Clydesdale, Mylon LeFevre, Allies, A.D., Bruce Hibberd, Joe English, Debbie Boone, Koinonia, Carmen, Tim Miner, Oden Fong (MAINLY YOUR NAME!), Steve Tayler (I BLEW UP THE CLINIC REAL GOOD - LIVE @ THE CANNERY W/DAVE PERKINS - FOREVER CHANGED MY LIFE!), Sandi Patty, Larnell Harris, BB and CC Winans, Kenny Marks, Kim Boyce, Rene' Garcia, Phil Keaggy, The Resurrection Band, Dallas Holme, Don Francisco, Wayne Watson, Philadelphia, David and the Giants, David Huff, Candy Hemphill.ERA/AREA 3 - and this one left it's mark - BIGTIME - it makes me a little more cynical, jaded, yet, hopeful and creative:U2, U2, U2, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Bob Dylan, The Police, Sting, Bruce Springsteen and The E. Street Band, Bruce Springsteen, The Boss ("NEBRASKA" LEFT ME SPEECHLESS - FOR A FEW YEARS!), Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham (FLIPPIN' GENIUS!), Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, The Stones ("GOODBYE RUBY TUESDAY" = PHENOM!), The Eagles, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Glen Frey, Bad Company, Cheap Trick, Red Hot Chili Peppers (FLEA/FRUSCIANTE - WOW! AND ANTHONY THE POET - SHAZAM!), Coldplay ("YELLOW" CHANGED MY LIFE!), XTC ("DEAR GOD" FOREVER SCARRED ME!), Til Tuesday ("HE SAID SHUT UP! VOICES CARRY! - ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING LYRICS/VOCAL LINES OF ALL TIME!), Aimie Mann, Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, T Bone Burnett, Midnight Oil ("BEDS ARE BURNING" STILL GETS STUCK IN MY HEAD!), Rush (I'VE TRIED TO PLAY EVERY LICK AND FAILED MISERABLY!), Bush, The White Stripes, Jack White, The Chemical Brothers, Kansas, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Journey, Pink Floyd, Zepplin, Cream, Clapton, ABBA, Hayseed, Sam Phillips, Emylou, Lucinda, Elvis Costello, AC/DC, Zappa, Jaco, Jaco, Jaco, Cindy Lauper, Madonna (I STILL WEAR BLACK BRACELETS!), The Beatles, The Beatles, The Beatles, Devo, Stanley Clarke, Queen, Tina Marie, Bozz Skaggs ("JO JO" = SHAZAM!), Hall and Oates, Diana Ross, Tower of Power, Al Green, Surfers, Black Flag, Duran Duran, Sheila E., Prince, Suzanne Vega, Tracy Chapman, Salt n' Peppa, Aerosmith, Beck, Credence, John Fogarty, The Beastie Boys, David and David, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Patty LaBelle, The Pointer Sisters, Charlie Sexton, Kate Bush, Neil Young (I SAW "RUST NEVER SLEEPS" IN THE 80'S ON NIGHT FLIGHT - USA NETWORK - YOU PLAYED "HEY HEY MY MY (OUT OF THE BLUE)", BLASTED THAT HARP AND GOT IN A SLEEPING BAG ON STAGE - I WAS BLOWN AWAY AND DECIDED THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO WHEN I GROW UP!), David Crosby (I LOVE THE WHOLE "FREAK FLAG" IMAGE!), Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Sade, Seal, King Crimson, Gregorian Chanters, Steve Gadd, Tris Imboden, Kenny Aranoff, Bob Segar, Simon and Garfunkle (FOREVER BEAUTIFUL), Paul Simon, Art Garfunkle, Uriah Heap, Vangellis, Asia, Steve Miller Band, Buck Owens, Roy Clark and the whole Hee Haw Gang, Skynard, Charlie Daniels (STILL IN SAIGON - OH YEAH!), Willie, Waylon and the boys, James Taylor, Bob Seger, Jodie Whatley, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert, Abraham Laboriel, Les Paul, Four Play, Gene Crupa, Buddy Rich, Max Weinberg, Ed Shaughnessy, Tanya Tucker ("DELTA DAWN" - WHO WILL EVER FORGET HER?), Dwight Yoakum (GUITARS, CADILLACS CHANGED MY LIFE!), Bonnie Raitte, Ratt, Dio, Van Halen, Van Hagar, Wendy O Williams and the Plasmatics (CHAINSAWS ON STAGE WAS A NICE TOUCH!), Nirvanna, Pearl Jam, Monte Montgomery (GUITAR/SOUL GOD!), Randy Travis, Paul Overstreet, Randy Newman (CONGRATS ON THE GRAMMY - IT'S ABOUT TIME!), Blondie (SILLY BUT COOL RAP!), Tori Amos, Sly and the Family Stone, Sister Sledge, Terrance Trent D'Arby (I SAW YOU IN NASHVILLE IN 1988 - HOLY SHMOLY - WHAT A TALENT - WHAT AN ENTERTAINER - EXCEPT WHEN YOU SCOLDED THE AUDIENCE AND TICKED MOST OF THEM OFF!), David Bowie, Talking Heads ("SPEAKING IN T.. WOW!), Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty ("VAMPIRES" = COOLEST LINE ON "FREE FALLIN'", Thin Lizzie (THE FIRST IRISH BAND THAT CAUGHT MY EAR!), The Pretenders, The Motels, Al Jarraeu (FREAKY VOICE CONTROL!), Robert Palmer, The Tubes, The Hooters, The Outfield (AMAZING!), Mr. Mister (SORRY ABOUT THE MTV AWARDS, DUDE!), Chicago, The Fixx, Elton John, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Wings, George Harrison (A GEORGE SONG WAS ALWAYS AMAZING!), Ringo Starr (AKA YASSIR ARAFAT), The Clash, Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground, Bon Jovi, John Couger (SCARECROW CHANGED MY LIFE!), John Couger Mellencamp, John Melencamp (LONESOME JUBILEE CHANGED MY LIFE AGAIN!), Culture Club, Human League, Gary Neuman, Wild Cherry, Earl Klugh, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Joe Pass, Al Dimiola, Stevie Ray, Stevie Wonder (FLIPPIN' GENIUS!), Ray Charles, Men Without Hats, Men at Work, Colin Hay (WHAT A VOICE!), Molly Hatchet, The Commodors, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Mariah, Primus, Electric Light Orchestra, Howard Hewitt, Olivia Newton-John ("HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW" - WOW!), Elvis, Gloria Estefan, Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots, Anita Baker, John Hiatt, The Cult, The Church, Crowded House (SWEET STUFF!), The Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, The Who, Pete Townsend ("GIVE LOVE AND KEEP BLOOD BETWEEN BROTHERS" IS STILL MY MOTTO!), 38 Special, Eddie Money, Ashford and Simpson, Peaches and Herb, KC and The Sunshine Band, The Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Stan Getz, Eddie Kozak (YOU TRIED TO TEACH ME), James Burton (FELLOW SHREVEPORTER), Carlos Segovia, Tony Orlando and Dawn, 10cc, Tanya Tucker, Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell (EARLY YEARS - UN-FREAKIN'-BELIEVABLE!), Don McLean (ALTHOUGH I LOVE HER, I'M SORRY WHAT MADONNA DID TO "AMERICAN PIE"!), Garrison Keiler, The Wallflowers, The Cranberrys, David Sanborn, Guns n' Roses, Sinatra, Tony Bennet, The Go Go's, Bananarama, The Bangles, Taylor Dayne, Debbie Gibson, Belinda Carlilsle, Lyle Lovett, Malmestein, Dokken, Queensryche, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham, Rod Stewart, Carly Simon, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Poison, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oh yeah . . . U2, U2, U2, Patsy Kline, Sheena Easton (PRE-PRINCE), Dolly Parton, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, INXS, Spinal Tap, Metallica, The Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash (YOU WERE RIGHT, IT IS LIKE A JUNGLE SOMETIMES!), Peter, Paul and Mary, Woody Guthrie, Arloe Guthrie, Pete Seger, Linda Ronstadt, Jimi, Eric Johnson, White Snake, Barry White, James Brown, Le Chic, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Morris Day, Tiffany, The Violent Femmes, Steve Lillywhite, Deep Purple, Grand Funk, The Allmon Brothers ("WHIPPING POST" KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF!), The Brothers Johnson, Depeche Mode, Chicago, Kenny Loggins, Toto, Jeff Pocaro, Hadley Hockensmith, Steve Lukather, Echo and the Bunnymen, Boxcar Willie, Slim Whitman (NO, REALLY!), Jimmy Buffet, Cher, Bette Midler, Bernadett Petters, Dean Martin, Wayne Newton (I SAW YOU LIVE IN VEGAS AT CAESARS PALACE IN 1980 - UNBELIEVABLE ENTERTAINER!), Sammy Davis, Jr. (I SAW YOU, TOO, IN VEGAS - AMAZING!), Carol King, Joan Baez, Ted Nugent, Van Morrison, Morrisey, The Smiths, Sinead O'Conner (I FORGIVE YOU), Alanis Morrisette, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians (HOLY COW - I'M A PASTOR NOW AND WATCH FOR SMILES ON DOGS' FACES!), Yes (B3 GODS), Iron Butterfly (B3 GODS), Gentle Giant (B3 GODS), Bow Wow Wow, Simple Minds, Culture Club, Run DMC, Genesis, Steve Winwood, The Doors, Sabbath, Ozzy, KISS, The Crusaders, Joe Sample, The Walter Murphy Band, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Donnie and Marie, Frampton, Tesla, GTR, Steve Howe, Styx, Motley Crue, Poison, Europe, Cinderella, Dream Theater, The Dead Kennedys, The Babys (IS THAT JOHN WAITE I HEAR?), John Waite ("I AIN'T MISSIN' YOU" - ACTUALLY, I AM - OOPS! I JUST FOUND YOU WITH ALLISON KRAUSE!), Adam Ant, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler (YOU ARE THE SULTAN, MY BROTHER!), The Cars, Rick Ocassik, The Bodines (I SAW YOU LIVE IN DALLAS IN '87 - BEAUTIFUL!), The Cowboy Junkies, Gino Vanelli (BROTHER TO BROTHER = MASTERPIECE!), Joe Vanellie, The Cardigans, Cameo ("WORD UP" STILL GETS STUCK IN MY HEAD!), Rick James, Tina Turner, Brian Adams, John Mayer, DMB (WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR!), Sheryl Crow, Jewel, NIN, Radiohead, Puddle of Mud, Disturbed, Mudvayne, Audioslave, Stone Temple Pilots, Sonny and Cher, Eisley, Steve Stevens, Dion ("ABRAHAM, JOHN, MARTIN, BOBBY, ETC." STILL MAKES ME CRY!), The Beach Boys, The Killers, Usher, K.D. Lang, K.T. Oslyn, Lil' John (MAINLY AFTER OUR LITTLE ENCOUNTER IN ALBANY - YOUR "YEAH" AND "OK" ARE PRETTY CATCHY TOO!), Jimmy Buffett, Pieces of a Dream, Grover Washington, Jr., Little Feat, Disturbed, Black Oak Arkansas, ZZ Top, Michael Sambelo, Chuck Mangione, Black Eyed Peas, Sergio Mendes, Roy Orbison (THE MAN!), Robbie Robertson (THE OTHER MAN!), Saliva, Maynard Ferguson (I WAS ALWAYS NERVOUS THAT YOUR HEAD WAS GOING TO EXPLODE!), Winton, Branford, Ellis Marselles, Yo Yo Ma, The Byrds, Dylan, Dylan, Dylan, Bob Dylan, Boy Dylan (I'LL PLUG "CHRONICLES", TOO!), Dion Warwick, Yellowcard, Blink 182, The Hives, Jet, The Vines, Babyface, Smokey Robinson, The Spinners, Franki Vali, Dishwalla ("TELL ME ALL YOUR THOUGHTS ON GOD CAUSE I'D REALLY LIKE TO MEET HER" - IF THAT AIN'T CREATIVE I DON'T WHAT IS!), Robert Cray, Leo Sayer, B. B. King, Buddy Holley, Dave Brubeck, Vince Geraldi, Def Leppard (I STALKED YOU AT THE NASHVILLE HYATT IN '88! I COULDN'T SEE YOU FOR YOUR HAIR!), Linkin Park, Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, The Fray, Genesis, Phil Collins, Mike and the Mechanics, Freida (PHIL'S GROOVE ON "SOMETHIN' GOIN' ON" STILL GETS STUCK IN MY HEAD!), Smashing Pumpkins (THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR SHOULD DO "1979"!), Billy Corgan, Meatloaf, Paul Williams, The Afters, The Fray, Lena Horne, Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, George Winston, Al Dimeola, Peter Erskine, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, Don Williams (THAT ONE BASS LICK ON "I BELIEVE" STILL GET'S STUCK IN MY HEAD!) and then, of course, there's . . . U2, U2, U2. By the way, this era is neverending!ERA/AREA 4:Twila Paris, Cindy Morgan, Ron Kenoly, Alvin Slaughter, Donnie McClurkin, Don Moen, anything Vinyard, Marinatha, Christ for the Nations, Paul Wilbur, Mark Condon, Phillips, Craig and Dean, Rebecca St. James, Third Day, Brian Doerkson, CLC in Stockton, Lindell Cooley, Rich Mullins, The Pentecostals of Alexandria Sanctuary Choir, Clint Brown, Helen Baylor, Fred Hammond, Joe Pace, Kurt Carr, T.D. Jakes, Avalon, Michael McDonald (again), Clarence McClendon, Martha Munizzi, Vicki Yohi, Carlton Pearson, Carmen (again), Gary Oliver, Kurt Franklin.ERA/AREA 5:Paul Baloche, Tim Hughes, United, Hillsong, Matt Redman, David Crowder, Israel Houghton, SixPence, Delirious?, Delirious?, Delirious?, Newsboys, Gateway, Chris Tomlin, Desperation Band, Jared Anderson, Parachute Band, Michael Gunger, Pocket Full of Rocks, Kutless, Steve Fee, Lincoln Brewster, New Life Worship, Shawn McDonald, Switchfoot, Michael Gungor, Lifehouse, Audio A., Mute Math, House of Heros, 7eventh Time Down, Vickie Beeching and J. T. Thiery from Poway California!
Record Label: Unsigned