| Influences |
Too Many to even begin but Genres; Soul, Gospel, Blues, Rock (classic, Southern & Blues based), Folk, Indie, Reggae, Country, Americana, Hip hop, World Music ( a shitty label I know, but for eg, Songhoy Blues, Fateh Ali Khan, Flamenco)
Artists; OLD SKOOL; Bob Marley, Neil Young, Van the man, Led Zeppelin, Sam Cooke, Fleetwood Mac ( both incarnations), James Carr, CCR, The Band, Dylan, Dr John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Four Tops, Lil Richard, Ray Charles, Etta James, Rufus &;Chaka, Jimmy Cliff, Gary Stewart, Toots, Gladiators, Burning Spear, Paul Simon, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Queen, John Martyn, King Floyd, Little Feat, Freddie King, Taj Mahal, Ann Peebles, Steely Dan, Wilson Picket, Staple Singers, Aretha Franklin, Bobby Blue Bland, Sly & Fam, Ben E King, Bonnie Raitt, Jim Croce, Bob Seger, O.V.Wight, Bowie, The Stones, Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters, B B king, Buddy Guy, Cream, Clapton, Del boy & the Dominoes, Peter Green, Funkadelic/Parliament, Solomon Burke, Pink Floyd, Tracy Chapman, JJ Cale, Clarence Carter, Percy Sledge, Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and so many more.........
MODERN ARTISTS; (many more lesser known artists, but not all!!!)
Watchouse (formerly Mandy O), Steeldrivers, Chris Stapleton, Marcus King, Mipso, Abigail Lapell, I'm with her; Sarah Jarosz, Sarah Watkins, Aoife O'Donell, John Craigie, Fantastic Negreto, Dead tounges, Wood Bro's, Jamestown Revival, Revivalists, Brent Cobb, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Ira Wolf, Jason Isbell, Mt Joy, Lake Street Dive, St Paul & Broken Bones, Black keys, Kaleo, Ondra, Son Little, Frazey Ford, Jacob Banks, Lumineers, Hozier, Charlie Parr, Hiss Golden messenger, Ryan Bingham, Matt Maeson, Jordan Mckampa, Stray Birds, The Chillis, Luke Bell, 49 Winchester, Cole Chaney, 2 pac, Biggie, Nas, J5, Dilated People's.............To name but a few!! :) |
