Member Since: 16/04/2007
Band Website: www.sarahbenck.com
Influences: B.B. King, Freddie King, Albert King, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Los Lobos, Warren Haynes, Dereck Trucks, Duane Allman, Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples, John Scofield, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter, Jeff Beck, Tommy Bolin, Wes Montgomery, Oz Noy, Robben Ford, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Mike Stern, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Sonny Landreth, Eric Clapton, Van Halen, Eric Johnson, Chet Atkins, Dave Rawlings , Willie Nelson, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Christian, Django, Lyle Lovett, Billy Joe Shaver, Elvis P. and Elvis C. , Jimi Hendrix , John, Paul, George and Ringo, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Albert Lee, Ry Cooder, Lucinda Williams, Eckhart Tolle, Joseph Campbell, Mexican Food, Pizza. This is the short list but nails a lot of the people I always seem to come back to for inspiration.
Sounds Like: " guitarist Jason Ferguson plays supreme with interesting and fresh solos that speak to new ideas and rolling power while leaving behind predictable sounds and cliché scale runs."Omaha City Weekly's Rick Galusha in his review of Sarah Benck and the Robber's c.d. Neighbor's Garden.
"fiery and assured jazz tinged lead guitar" Americana UK
"Wow.This song is one righteous sh*tkicker. It literally punches it's way off the Myspace page with a ferocious chord blast and fusillades of bluesy slide that come at you like a bar brawl" Guitar Player Magazine
Record Label: Cry and Sing Records
Type of Label: Indie