Member Since: 7/25/2004
Influences: Rock-n-Roll, Blues, Soul, and Folk are my main influences. The blues, especially the 'Chess era' and the late 60's blues revival had a huge impact on me. I started playing guitar when I was 15 after hearing Jimi Hendrix - who is still a big influence. I think Freddie King is really great too. Lynyrd Skynrd and the Outlaws were incredible when it came to top notch Southern Rock lead guitar styles. All that said, when it comes to electric blues based lead guitar, you have to give credit where its due, and B.B King was really the guy who laid it down for everyone to follow.
The Beatles were such an incredible talent and a big influence on me just like so many others. For vocalists, some of my favorites are Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Freddie King and Little Walter. Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, and traditional country sounds as well as classical composers Segovia, Montoya, Chopin, Bach and Scarlatti are in my collection. I'm not crazy about overly electronic styles but if its used tastefully it can be really cool. Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd all took the technology of 'their' day and made incredibly artistic music... imagine if they had Pro-Tools recording technology in 1969?... they had 4-tracks for Sgt.Peppers and Are you Experienced! I've been finding lots of great music here on myspace, and its been cool checking out different sounds...besides all that, I like anything I hear that moves my soul...
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