Member Since: 05/02/2007
Band Website: http://www.mississippichrissharp.com
Band Members: Mississippi Chris Sharp, Ed Dye, Clint Jordan, Augie Joachim, Bryan Hayes.
Influences: Bill Monroe, Skip James, Jimmie Rodgers, Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Mississippi John Hurt, Butch Robins, Ed Dye, Ed Dye, Ed Dye, John Hedgecoth, R.E. Huffmaster, Avil Lloyd Linton, Sonny and Bobby Osborne, Mike Compton, Bob Fowler, Gene Bush, Rock Killough, Alan O'Bryant, Pat Enright, Blaine Sprouse, Kenny Baker, Bruce Nemerov, Richard Bailey, Mike Henderson, Pat McLaughlin, Norman Blake, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, Margie Sullivan, Lonnie Glosson, Faron Young, Carter Stanley, Benny Martin, John Hartford, Crosby Stills and Nash, James Taylor, Lowell George, Chris Ethridge, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, The Monroe Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, The Carter Brothers (Bo and Lonnie), The Carter Sisters (Helen, Anita, and June, as well as their Mother! and no relation to the Carter Brothers) The Delmore Brothers, Johnny & Jack, Lester, Josh, Earl, Paul, Jake, Curly, Robin Gibb, Jeff Hannah, The Chi-Lites, Sam Bush, John Cowan, Courtney Johnson, Curtis Burch, The Nashville Jug Band, The Memphis Jug Band, The Mississippi Sheiks, Charley Patton, Washington Phillips, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Riley Puckett (also blind), Ray Charles (also blind), The Moody Blues (not blind), Richard Thompson (also not blind), Mark O'Connor (also not blind, though I am occasionally blinded by his brilliance), . . . did I say Benny Martin??? Of course, I did!!Also: Mr. Moose, Bunny Rabbit, Mr. Green Jeans, Lariat Sam, Tom Terrific, Manfred the Wonder Dog, Magic Drawing Board, Grandfather Clock, and of course, the Captain.
Record Label: SILVERWOLF
Type of Label: Indie