Member Since: 07/06/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/phyllistilley
Band Members: Just Me. I am sold separately or in combination with a group!
Influences: Gosh, I think I have been influenced by so many people. My personal tastes is so eclectic. Although I listen to nearly everything I especially enjoy singing that soul diva music like Pattie LaBelle's Lady Marmalade or and 80's Tina Turner, Chaka Khan "Ain't Nobody", Mary J Blige, Beyonce, and of course Aretha. If I were a man though I'd want to sound like Donny Hathaway did.For piano of course I 've been influenced by EJ and BJ but probably more so by the classical composers. I find myself giving pop songs a little classicalistic embellishments ever so often.I love jazz and I respect all the pianists who play it phenomenally like my friend John Nichols. I enjoy playing jazz music, I have fun with it but probably wouldn't consider it my forte. My favs though are Oscar Peterson, Monty Alexander and probably Bill Evans.To party to I love 70's Funk like the Gap band, Wild Cherry, Hot Chocolate any Stevie Wonder but I also like Hip Hop, Latin and Arabic music.
Sounds Like: A mixture of Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and Bonnie Rait.
Record Label: Unsigned