Member Since: 6/7/2007
Band Website: michaeloconnormusic.com
Band Members: a cast of thousands!
Influences: bukowski, john grimaudo, joseph campbell, dylan, tom waits, alice cooper, robert johnson, los lobos, little walter, daniel johnston, dave van ronk, the band, zappa, townes, leadbelly, joe pass, mississippi john hurt, woody guthrie, sly stone, jimi, the "kings" - freddie, albert and B.B., ella, the stones, charlie parker, bowie, pete townshend, chuck berry, howlin’ wolf, boomer norman, blaze foley, louis jordan, ace frehley, billy joe shaver, muddy waters, willie, miles, d.a.c., huun-huur-tu, louvin brothers, fiddle mike, ac/dc, sonny boy williamson, guy clark, hank williams sr., brian wilson, bill monroe, taj mahal, jimmy reed, gatemouth brown, john haitt, bongo joe, james burton, bonnie raitt, elton john, doc watson, lonesome rhodes, dan bern, sonny terry, brownie mcghee, buddy holly, pablo menudo, don miguel ruiz, betty carter, motown, aaron allan, joseph spence, the donnas, rodney crowell, jimmie vaughan, mary cutrufello, rocky benton, wes montgomery, michael cross, butch hancock, nina simone, les paul, dallas hammond, willie dixon, django, del mccoury, jimmy page, clancey brothers, john coltrane, michael guerra, ernie ruiz, antone, franz, boppin’ bob, lloyd maines, susang, slaid, ray wylie, lightnin’ hopkins, plankenhorn, johnny santos, rudy of fat albert’s junkyard band, brad nixon, barlow, steve cropper, cid sanchez, jimmy woodard, joey puente, catfish vance, scotty moore, beatles, fats waller, james brown, ufo, leon russell, joe tex, t-bone walker, adam carroll, eleanor, monk, gurf, jack, rick richards, richard bowden, cary, douga, chester rupe, freddie fender....taxi cabs honking, chicadas, dogs barking, air brakes, the cowbell from the neck of the cow that jumped over the moon and almost everything else that reaches my ears.
Sounds Like: rick richards, jack saunders, richard bowden and me on "giants from a sleepy town" paul percy, glenn fukunaga, eamon mcloughlin, michael cross, jeff plankenhorn and me on "green and blue"
Record Label: Bare Knuckle Recordings
Type of Label: Indie