Michael W. Lasota

Music:

Member Since: 23/04/2005
Band Website: mwilliam.org/
Band Members: Michael W. Lasota - me - vocals, guitar, lyrics, and other assorted nonsense.
Influences: Every single bit of music I've ever listened to. Such as.... JJ Cale, Rocky Frisco, Jimmy Gordon, Redheaded Stepchild (Nashville/Buffalo), Erin McKeown, Jesse Aycock, Bran Van 3000, Leon Russell, Royal Wood, Toshi Reagan, Xavier Rudd, Dustin Pittsley, Elaine Juzwick, Liza Mugnolo, Son Piedmont, Steve Pryor, The Grass Gypsies, Lata Gouviea, Travis "Travler" Taylor, Neil Young, The Beatles, Gotan Project, Jet, Just Jack, Lee Scratch Perry, Bob Marley, Albert Collins, Albert King, Terry Evans, Studebaker John, Sean Costello, Rick Holmstrom, Kelly Joe Phelps, Johnny Adams, John Primer, John Hammond, Joe Turner, Henry Townsend, Don Nix, RL Burnside, Corey Harris, Bob Brozman, Blues Project, Tony Joe White, Edgar Winter, Suzie Vinnick, Paul Butterfield, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, John Mayall, G Love &; Special Sauce, Hans Oldson, Chicken Shack, Talk to the Cat, Blue Eyed Devils, Willie Dixon, William Clark, Taj Mahal, Jimmy Rogers, T-Model Ford, Sonny Boy Williamson, Son House, Sleepy John Estes, Skip James, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Shemekia Copeland, Robert Johnson, Robert Cray, Pinetop Perkins, Piano Red, Otis Taylor, Otis Rush, Odetta, North Mississippi Allstars, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Memphis Slim, Mahalia Jackson, Magic Slip, Little Milton, Lightnin' Hopkins, Leadbelly, Koko Taylor, Keb Mo, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, Hound Dog Taylor, Homesick James, Guy Davis, Freddie King, Etta James, Elmore James, Elizabeth Cotten, Earl King, Earl Hooker, Clarence Brown, Chuck Williams, Bobby Bland, Bo Diddley, Big Mama Thorton, BB King, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Professor Longhair, Saaraba, Zydeco Flames, Dervish, The Chieftains, The Dady Brothers, Asleep at the Wheel, Big &; Rich, Billy Bragg and the Blokes, Blue Highway, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Carl T Sprague, Chet Atkins, Fiddlers 4, Gram Parsons, Grandpa Jones, Greg Brown, Hank Williams, Hot Rize, JD Crowe and the New South, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ralph Stanley, Red Dirt Rangers, Ricky Skagg, Roy Rogers, Stoney LaRue, The Backsliders, The Chapmans, The Highwaymen, The Tractors, Adult, Air, Amber, Astral Projection, Bjork, B.T., Butter 08, Calvin Harris, Carl Cox, Chemical Brothers, Cibo Matto, Dirty Vegas, DJ Cheb i Sabbah, Dot Allison, Fragma, Goldie, Imani Coppola, KMFDM, MDFMK, Ladytron, Massive Attack, Max Graham, Morcheeba, Nick Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Pete Tong, Pina, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Prodigy, Robert Miles, Roni Size, Sneaker Pimps, Spiritualized, The Disco Biscuits, The New Deal, The Sugarcubes, Thievery Corporation, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Donovan, Kaki King, Koerner Ray and Glover, Nancy Wilson, Loudon Wainwright III, Michelle Shocked, Nields Nerissa &; Katryna, Regina Spektor, Roger Tillison, Show of Hands, Utah Phillips, Ani Difranco, Voices on the Verge, Woody Guthrie, Bootsy Collins, Parliament, Rick James, The New Birth Inc, Wild Cherry, Blind Boys of Alabama, Fisk Jubilee Singers, The Sherling Jubilee Singers, Lisa Lashes, 2pac, 4hero, Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bubba Sparxxx, Busta Rhymes, FAithless, Lauryn Hill, Layo &; Bushwacka, Ludacris, Method Man, Midnight Star, Moby, N.E.R.D., Notorious BIG, Run DMC, Sade, Snoop Doggy Dog, The Fugees, Xzibit, Asha Bhosle, Karsh Kale, Tabla Beat Science, The Radha Krsna Temple, Muzzam Qawwali, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, Dave Douglas, David Kane's Them Jazzbeards, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, DJ Smash, Fats Domino, Gordon Goodwin, Ja-Jazz, Louis Armstrong, Merl Saunders, Nina Simone, Sara Vaughan, Squeaky Chair Quartet, The Manhattan Transfer, Gwar, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Swollen Members, Liberace, Raffi, Weird Al, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Billy Nicholls, Bo Diddley, Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante, Kinks, Amy Winehouse, KT Tunstall, Blood Sweat &; Tears, Kaleidoscope, Koobas, The Lemon Pipers, The Monkees, Michael Jackson, 311, Beck, Ben Harper, Buffalo Daughter, Cher, Lisa Loeb, MC Hammer, Moxy Fruvous, No Doubt, OMC, Pink, Solex, The Apples in Stereo, The Presidents of the United States of America, They Might Be Giants, Tracy Chapman, Trio, Reverend Horton Heat, Black 47, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Gogol Bordello, New York Dolls, Rancid, Sex Pistols, Skunk Anansie, The Boys, The Charms, The Cynics, The Hives, The Ramones, Cutris Mayfield, Ike &; Tina Turner, Isaac Hayes, Isley Brothers, Jackson 5, James Brown, Kool and the Gang, Ray Charles, Sly &; the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett, Augustus Pablo, Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Common Sense, Dennis Brown, Greensleeves, Jah Roots, Peter Tosh, Stephen Marley, Third World, Toots &; the Maytals, Ziggy Marley, Aerosmith, Big Brother &; the Holding Company, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Blind Faith, Blondie, Boston, Bread, Canned Heat, Cat Stevens, Chicago, Colosseum II, Cream, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, David Lindley, Deep Purple, Delay &; Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos, Dire Straits, Doobie Brothers, Dr. John, Electric Light Orchestra, Elton John, Elvin Bishop, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Zappa, Fugs, George Harrison, Grand Funk, Grateful Dead, Heart, Iron Butterfly, Janis Joplin, Jeff Beck, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, MFSB, Nazareth, Pink Floyd, Queen, Ringo Starr, The Traveling Wilburys, Rush, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller, Supertramp, Television, Ten Years After, Allman Brothers, The Band, The Byrds, The Cars, Charlie Daniels, The Doors, The Guess Who, The Moody Blues, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Rolling Stones, The Rutles, The Small Faces, The Tubes, The Who, Three Dog Night, Tom Petty, Traffic, UFO, Yardbirds, YES, ZZ Top, Cadense, Clutch, Cracker, Franz Ferdinand, Kinky, Marilyn Manson, Nic Armstrong &; The Thieves, Nirvana, Rage against the machine, Rinôçérôse, Rob Zombie, Shonen Knife, Snake River Conspiracy, Black Crowes, The Killers, The White Stripes, Violent Femmes, Widespread Panic, Calexico, Carl Perkins, Crosby Stills &; Nash, Harry Chapin, Iron &; Wine, James Taylor, Jamie Cullum, Janis Ian, Maroon 5, Paul Simon, Royal Wood, Catch 22, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Hepcat, Hi-Risers, Red Elvises, Stray Cats, Tokyo Ska Paradise, Afro Celt Sound System, Angelique Kidjo, Bebe, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Hossam Ramzy, Kodo, Olivia Ruiz ... and MORE!
Sounds Like: No one in particular. Myself; usually.
Record Label: M.William Entertainment