Member Since: 01/02/2007
Band Website: http://www.gillian.org/music/sweetpotato
Band Members: Minie Brattain & Gillian Canning
Influences: Anybody in the Violet family! In no particular order... David Bowie, Joan Jett, ,Poison Ivy,Jon Pazder, Kelley Deal, Myshkin's Ruby Warblers, Truckstop Honeymoon, Shredmistress Rynata, Gillian Welch, Tracy Chapman, the Cure, the Purple one..himself................................................
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...Mothers singing,stuff, Big Band, Church choir and other church music, Mas' Music Lisa my older sisters music Granddaddy,Daddy John, Smothers Brothers Pearl Bailey, Elvis, Beatles,Doors,Janis,NevilleBros, MerleHaggard, Roy Clark, Loreeta Conway Tammy Wynette the 1rst gulf 104 it was really good in 1971-1975 or so All rock and folk soul from Isaak Hayes to Bobby Womack,Kool and The Gang The New Birth Isleys, Bill Withers Aretha Chaka Khan Tina Turner Stevie Wonder HEART Phoebe Snow, Lennon,KC and the Sunsh Band, 2 Wishbone Ashe and The Chambers Bros to Jefferson Airplane, Dead,(the), to Jonny Rotton AnD Iggy Pop Country, Aerosmithall the local bands, Lohman crozier mellow and creekmore, John Kurzweg & he Night John Copps various bands,Big Fun, T CasualTs w/Pat Puckett, La Bamba Slutboys, Velma Frye,Marcia Kazinski, Carol Knox and The Lactatations Tommy the Bass Player, ,Cold Water Army w/ Kati Shardl, Southern lots of good players in this town.Johari Window Darryl Steele and the Messengers of Light, Jinx, Pam laws everything,these days our crew has a lot to offer Jon Katherine Gillian, Karah,My nephews, John Lee Hooker to Andy Williams southern stuff Music and Island Music, Nancy Kenny, James Stanton, Crosscut Saww/Julien cASPER Police and God, Angels laurie Anderson
Birdies tweeting Leonard Cohen to Micheal Jackson 2 Johnny Rotten 2 Nina Simone, Never will forget the 1rst time I heard Marvin Gaye do Let's get it On I had the headphones on doin my homework when all the sudden bornbornaburm "I been really TryinBaby.Tryin't..."Dam that was righteous Later ,About to slice the wrists of my ears until HeY What This V89 Whoa before that WANM was the only happenin thing and now I never seem to leave that side of the dial With all the College and Npr and Gabbys Gold Hellyeah living on that end!
, ....These days The Homeslicer usuals, JazzHop/Whitney Russelland Kendra Foster , Kareemy Ed Bradley, The CD Barely Bluegrass Blue Moon Avis Berry,CowLick Geoff Callahan Wheres my dam CD, HuH, Someone upass it...Mayhaws Soular System, Ums,Soft Targets Paddy Go Easy .Dave Kelsay JAZZ Wide World is Mike Watt and old Mike West old Myshkin stuff, The country of Texas (HAHA)DebEDee,Mustang,Jack MottleyMa anPa Ducttape menagerie Sicks PackOR and on and on Violent Femmes,Patty Smith,God Speed you black emp...,Bill Nelson,XTC,My Life in The Bush W/Ghosts ,
Old Soul stuff, Hank Snow, Chet Atkins JiMi KDLang ,etc..... WAR, Besse Smith, Etta James,Various Jazz, Jonleehoker, Cream, Neil Young Live Rust Dead Live,Kate Bush, , L/At Mars Hotel, Beastie In Sound....,Train Songs Wu's CD Donna the Buffalo,Ray Charles, The New BirthV/89/ FamU90.5fm out of flevoland
Sounds Like: A mashup of harmony and fingerpickin and lead lickin' good times in a pie.
Yeah A Pie for the ears
Record Label: Porch Party Records
Type of Label: Indie