Member Since: 14/10/2007
Band Members: Tracey Cayolle: guitars, slide guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals
Influences: Songwriters, Guitarists, Pianists - Allen Toussaint, Curtis Mayfield, Willie Dixon, The Rolling Stones, Smokey Robinson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie, Johnny Guitar Watson, Bill Withers, Bobby Womack, Freddie King, Ron Wood, The Staple Singers, Earl King, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Sly Stone, Chuck Berry, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Albert Collins, Snooks Eaglin, Walter Wolfman Washington, Al Green…
My Dad who turned me on to the blues.
And of course all of the incredible musicians of New Orleans I’ve had the pleasure of knowing, living with, learning from and working with. Special thanks to Anthony "AB" Brown for getting my guitars set up.
And the late greats: Sammy Berfect, Eugene Ross, Tommy Ridgeley and Scott Thomas, Harry Hippolyte. Bruce Malament – we miss you!
Also on my ipod:
Albert Nicholas, Aretha Franklin, Arnett Cobb, Art Pepper, Asie Payton, Aswad,Bach, Bad Brains, Betty Davis, Billie Holiday, Black Uhuru, Bob Dylan, Bobby Blue Bland, Brothers Johnson, Bud Powell, The Caravans, CeU, Chaka Khan, Chico Cesar, Chris Kenner, Chuck Brown, The Clash, Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, David Bowie, Desmond Dekker, Dexter Gordon, Dinah Washington, Dr. John, Earl Hooker, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Elis Regina, Elvis Costello, Erykah Badu, Etta James, EWF, The Faces, Fats Domino, Fela Kuti, Gene Ammons, Gerry Mulligan, GNR, Habib Koite, Hank Crawford/Jimmy McGriff, Howlin Wolf, Iggy Pop, Ike & Tina, Illinois Jacquet, Irma Thomas, Isley Brothers, The Jackson 5, James Booker, James Brown, Jay Z, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Cliff, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, Jorge Ben, Junior Walker, Keith Richards, King Curtis, LaBelle, Lee Dorsey, Leonard Cohen, Lightnin Hopkins, Little Richard, Little Walter, Louis Armstrong, Maceo Parker, Marianne Faithfull, Mart’Nalia, Marvin Gaye,Toots & The Maytalls, The Meters, Miles Davis, Mothers Finest, Muddy Waters, Neville Brothers, New Orleans Party Classics, New York Dolls, Nick Drake, NIN, Nikka Costa, Oliver Nelson, Ornette Coleman, Oscar Peterson, Otis Spann, Parliment/Funkadelic, Paul Desmond, Peter Tosh, Prince, Professor Longhair, Rachid Taha, Ramones, Ray Charles, Rick James, Rodrigo Pita, Rufus, Salif Keita, Secos E Molhados, The Selecter, Shuggie Otis, Sidney Bechet, The Slickers, Sonny Criss, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Stax Records 50th Anniversary, Stevie Wonder, T-Rex, Sananda/TTD, Thelonious Monk, Tinariwen, Tito Puente, TVOR, The Verve, Willy DeVille, The Who, Yusef Lateef, Zeca Pagodinho…
Record Label: Unsigned