Member Since: 12/10/2006
Influences: I’m influenced by any music that touches my soul regardless of time period or genre. I like all kinds of original music that is honest, sincere, and from the heart. I couldn’t possibly list all my influences, there are just too many, but the biggest ones would be God, mom, dad, my beautiful daughter Leah, Elvis Presley, Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, legendary Producer Sam Phillips, Sun Records, The Beatles (and most of the British invasion), Producer George Martin, Allman Brothers, Hank Williams (Sr. and Jr.), Nelson Riddle, Buck Owens & the Buckaroos, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, all "Deep Soul" and Southern Soul music, Michael Franks, Leon Redbone, George Strait, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Freida and the Firedogs, Lightnin' Hopkins, Billy Joe Shaver, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Hound Dog Taylor, Henry Mancini, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, Memphis Minnie, Big Joe Williams, Stephen Bruton, Roy Orbison, Lyle Lovett, Bob Marley, Thelonius Monk, Les Paul, Roky Erickson, Bill Hicks & his Hot Licks, Eric Johnson, Asleep at the Wheel, Terri Hendrix, Steven Fromholz, Kinky Friedman, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P. Nunn, Shake Russell, Dana Cooper, Alvin Crow & his Texas Valley Boys, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Delbert McClinton, Jesse Ashlock, Joe Ely, Lou Ann Barton, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Gatemouth Brown, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Willis Alan Ramsey, Joe King Carrasco, Van Wilks, Ray Benson, Rusty Wier, Lloyd Maines, Omar and the Howlers, David Ball, Marcia Ball, Frenchie Burke, Augie Meyers, B. W. Stephenson, Double Trouble, Sunny and the Sunliners, Jimmy Day, Greezy Wheels, Lost Gonzo Band, Roy Head and the Traits, Alex Harvey, Dale Watson, Chris Duarte, Elvis Costello, Big Star, The Cars, The Kinks, Lenny Kravitz, Stone Temple Pilots, The Pixies, The Eagles, The Black Crowes, Pink Floyd, Boston, Cake, The Cardigans, David Bowie, T. Rex, Glenn Tilbrook, Squeeze, The Guess Who, Hall & Oates, James Gang, No Doubt, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, The Police, The Pretenders, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones, Carol King, Todd Rundgren, Sly and the Family Stone, Steve Miller Band, Talking Heads, David Byrne, Tears For Fears, Thin Lizzy, Tom Petty, Traffic, Wilco, Yes, Patsy Cline, Louis Armstrong, Curtis Mayfield, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, The Doors, Johnny & Edgar Winter, Ricky Skaggs, Rush, Dream Theater, Deep Purple, "Hitsville USA" - Motown, baby!!, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, Rockpile, the early Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Charles Brown, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, 10cc, The Nightcrawlers, 13th Floor Elevators, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top, Rod Stewart & The Faces, Eva Cassidy, Leonard Cohen, Cream, Brian Wilson (all of his works especially "Pet Sounds†and “Smile") Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, STEELY DAN (ALL the album cuts ), Los Lobos, Bonnie Raitt, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Alan Parsons, Bill Haley & The Comets, Lyle Lovett, David Crosby, Al Jolson, The Chordettes, George Jones, Captain Beefheart, Moody Blues, T-Bone Walker, Duane Eddy, Travelin’ Wilburys, Barbra Striesand, The Platters, Jeff Lynne, ELO, Gino Vannelli, Django Reinhardt, Radney Foster, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Pride, Conway Twitty, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and The Strangers, Wynn Stewart, Jimmie Rodgers, Gary Stewart, Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys, Lefty Frizzell, Johnny Paycheck, The Derailers, Roger Miller, Ray Price, Faron Young, Ernest Tubb, Ray Charles, Gram Parsons, Keith Whitley, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Wilson Picket, Arthur Alexander, Jimmy Hughes, Joe Simon, ZZ Hill, James & Bobby Purify, Joe Tex, The Sweet Inspirations, Arthur Conley, Etta James, Clarence Carter, Candi Staton, Lou Rawls, King Curtis, Marty Stuart, John Hiatt, Little Richard, Bobbie Gentry, Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, Dobie Gray, Tom Jones, Wet Willie, Willie Hightower, Johnnie Taylor, Wild Cherry, Bill Medley, Solomon Burke, Ray Stevens, Producer Jerry Wexler, Ahmet Ertegun, Billy Joe Royal, Travis Wammack, Vern Gosdin, T.G. Shepperd, Shenandoah, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Don Schroeder, FAME Gang, George Jackson, Spencer Wiggins, Del-Rays, Jerry Reed, Russell Smith, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Barbara Lynn, Johnny Jenkins, Laura Lee, Irma Thomas, Mac Mcanally, Otis Rush, Percy Sledge, Bobby Womack, LeBlanc & Carr, Joe South, Hourglass, Bettye Lavette, MUSCLE SHOALS RHYTHM SECTION (Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson & Barry Beckett), David Briggs, Pete Carr, Jerry Carrigan, Donnie Fritts, R.B. Greaves, Rick Hall, Eddie Hinton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Norbert Putnam, Leon Russell, Boz Scaggs, Bob Seger, Billy Sherrill, Paul Simon, Tom Stafford, Staple Singers, Rod Stewart, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, The Chips, The Mar-Keys, The Triumphs, William Bell, The Del-Rios, Booker T & the MGs, Deanie Parker, David Porter, Sam & Dave, Ruby Johnson, Eddie Floyd, Mabel John, Albert King, Freddie King, B.B. King, Sir Mack Rice, Judy Clay, Billy Vera & The Beaters, Isaac Hayes, Freddy Powers, John Conlee, Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Jim Reeves, Don Williams, Steve Wariner, Exile, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Glen Campbell, Brad Paisley, Earl Thomas Conley, Dan Seals, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Eric Clapton, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Lee Roy Parnell, Bill Anderson, Fleetwood Mac, Miles Davis, Hank Cochran, Bill Monroe, Vince Gill, Harlan Howard, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Steve Earle, Point Blank, Jay Boy Adams, Furry Lewis, Joe Cocker, The Box Tops, Chips Moman, The Memphis Horns, Carol King, Tom Waits, Cat Stevens, STEVIE WONDER, all the musicians I grew up with, Miles Davis, Curt Cobain, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Who, Led Zepplin, Nat King Cole, The Doors, The Brill Building writers, Radiohead, The Mills Brothers, Donald Fagen (everything he ever did or will do), ALL things Rock-a-billy…There’s just too many, I could write pages of my influences since I have over 4,000 LP’s, not to mention my CD’s, 45’s & 78’s!!
Type of Label: Indie