Music:
T Model Ford, Black Keys, Robert Johnson, Son House,Grateful Dead, Jimmy Smith, Meat Puppets, Johny Cash, The Dexateens, Thee Shams,Willie Dixon,The Band, Etta James,Bloodkin, Willie Brown, Nina Simmone, Miles Davis, Blind Melon, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, The Pixies, Elmore James, RL Burnside, Jr. Kimbrough, Muddy Waters, Vic Chesnut, Black Sabbath, MOE, Wilco, Black Crowes ( all of the guys side projects Hooka Brown, Mark Ford Band, New Earth Mud) Modest Mouse, Sun Kil Moon, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Frank Black, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Pavement, The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, ,STS9, The Lucy Show, Elvis Costello, Uncle Tupelo, The Faces,Lucero, Willie Heath Neal, Burnside Exploration, Green Lemon, Warren Haynes, Neil Young, Led Zepplin, Kenny Brown, Taylor Grocery, Jimbo Matthis, David Kimbrough, Willie Heath Neal, Ottis Redding, Willie Nelson, New Riders of the Purple Sage, King Fish, Rat Dog, Bob Marley, The Police, Allman Brothers, Gov. Mule, Carey Hudson, Kudzu Kings etc., etc. Just to name a few!
Heroes:
Robert Johnson, RL Burnside, Shannon Hoon, Son House, Jim Beam